| 11/3/71 | RM (I) |
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| NAME |
rm -- remove (unlink) files |
| SYNOPSIS' rm name1 ... |
| DESCRIPTION |
rm removes the entries for one or more files from adirectory. If an entry was the last link to the file, the |
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| file is destroyed. Removal of a file requires writepermission in its directory, but neither read nor write permission on the file itself. Directories cannot be removed by rm; cf. rmdir. |
| FILES |
none. |
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| SEE_ALSO |
rmdir, for removing directories. |
| DIAGNOSTICS |
If the file cannot be removed or does not exist, the nameof the file followed by a question mark is typed. |
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| BUGS |
rm probably should ask whether a read--only file is reallyto be removed. |
| OWNER |
ken, dmr |
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