From: Daniel47@teranews.com   
      
   unruh wrote:   
   > On 2013-03-16, Maurice Batey  wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:37:09 +0000, unruh wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> man rm is very straightforward (compared to some man pages). It   
   >>> simply lists the options.   
   >>   
   >>    I think what Daniel's problem is that 'man xx' (as you say) usually   
   >> "simply lists the options", as opposed to explaining how the thing works.   
   >   
   > Not sure what his problem is, but the options seemed to be exactly what   
   > he needed.   
   > -f, --force   
   >                ignore nonexistent files, never prompt   
   >   -r, -R, --recursive   
   >                remove directories and their contents recursively   
   >   
   > Of course he might have had problems with exactly what "never prompt"   
   > means, or what recursive means.   
      
   Back one step further, unruh, I didn't know that I wanted rm plus -f or -r!!   
      
   Daniel   
      
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