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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index a804a3c35..a98c674e3 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -6998,7 +6998,7 @@ If a destination file exists but is normally unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and the @option{-f} or @option{--force} option is not given, @command{mv} prompts the user for whether to replace the file. (You might own the file, or have write permission on its directory.) If the -response does not begin with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped. +response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. @emph{Warning}: If you try to move a symlink that points to a directory, and you specify the symlink with a trailing slash, then @command{mv} @@ -7024,8 +7024,8 @@ Do not prompt the user before removing a destination file. @opindex --interactive @cindex prompts, forcing Prompt whether to overwrite each existing destination file, regardless -of its permissions. If the response does not begin with @samp{y} or -@samp{Y}, the file is skipped. +of its permissions. +If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. @itemx @w{@kbd{--reply}[=@var{how}]} @opindex --reply @@ -7087,8 +7087,8 @@ rm [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{} If a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and the @option{-f} or @option{--force} option is not given, or the @option{-i} or @option{--interactive} option @emph{is} given, @command{rm} prompts the user -for whether to remove the file. If the response does not begin with -@samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped. +for whether to remove the file. +If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. @emph{Warning}: If you use @command{rm} to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover the contents of that file. If you want more assurance @@ -7124,8 +7124,8 @@ Ignore any previous @option{--interactive} (@option{-i}) option. @itemx --interactive @opindex -i @opindex --interactive -Prompt whether to remove each file. If the response does not begin -with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped. +Prompt whether to remove each file. +If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. Ignore any previous @option{--force} (@option{-f}) option. @itemx --preserve-root |