From 77ab7a182c30da8b4eb6cb06a53354b3f1a61e34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:49:27 +0000 Subject: Update documentation to match previous patch. --- man/rm.x | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/rm.x b/man/rm.x index bffba94b5..f5d55db86 100644 --- a/man/rm.x +++ b/man/rm.x @@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ documents the GNU version of removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove directories. .P -If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and -the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given, +If the \fI\-I\fR or \fI\-\-interactive\=once\fR option is given, +and there are more than three files or the \fI\-r\fR, \fI\-R\fR, +or \fI\-\-recursive\fR are given, then .B rm -prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response -is not affirmative, the file is skipped. +prompts the user for whether to proceed with the entire operation. If +the response is not affirmative, the entire command is aborted. +.P +Otherwise, if a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and +the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given, or the +\fI\-i\fR or \fI\-\-interactive\=always\fR option is given, +.B rm +prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response is +not affirmative, the file is skipped. .SH OPTIONS [SEE ALSO] chattr(1), shred(1) -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2