summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/src/rm.c
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-10-20 14:53:45 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-10-20 14:53:45 +0000
commit891d094b564101369212dd69d45135040ff38c5e (patch)
treee1551b9c65da5f8d19f587c6a5f2900512beacb3 /src/rm.c
parentc8445f75e011b5597f81a546c64ee07a40b5188a (diff)
downloadcoreutils-891d094b564101369212dd69d45135040ff38c5e.tar.xz
(usage): Clarify description of --directory (-d).
Based on a patch from Michael Stone.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/rm.c')
-rw-r--r--src/rm.c3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/rm.c b/src/rm.c
index 5ffde0deb..34926c00f 100644
--- a/src/rm.c
+++ b/src/rm.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ usage (int status)
printf (_("\
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).\n\
\n\
- -d, --directory unlink directory, even if non-empty (super-user only)\n\
+ -d, --directory unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory\n\
+ (super-user only)\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\