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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-04-08 12:53:53 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-04-08 12:53:53 +0000
commit6c69e2f2cb3dd51c44c48a4b82eb97b4eb336025 (patch)
tree060429ad6c1c1d3486a864e2605945e7431273d0 /src/rm.c
parent587d16d3508ab4806e9976b4fbfd3cec6ece75d3 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-6c69e2f2cb3dd51c44c48a4b82eb97b4eb336025.tar.xz
(usage): Mention that --directory (-d) works only on some systems.
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@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ usage (int status)
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).\n\
\n\
-d, --directory unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory\n\
- (super-user only)\n\
+ (super-user only; this works only if your system\n\
+ supports `unlink' for nonempty directories)\n\
-f, --force ignore nonexistent files, never prompt\n\
-i, --interactive prompt before any removal\n\
-r, -R, --recursive remove the contents of directories recursively\n\