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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/rm/rm.1')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1 index a573065c960..cf282149a4b 100644 --- a/bin/rm/rm.1 +++ b/bin/rm/rm.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: rm.1,v 1.12 2000/11/16 22:37:05 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: rm.1,v 1.13 2001/06/08 13:41:21 millert Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: rm.1,v 1.8 1995/07/25 19:37:30 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994 @@ -159,9 +159,22 @@ not the standard error output. .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm -utility is expected to be +utility is almost .St -p1003.2 -compatible. +compatible, except that +.Tn POSIX +requires +.Nm +to act like +.Xr rmdir 1 +when the +.Ar file +specified is a directory. This implementation requires the +.Fl d +option if such behavior is desired. This follows the historical +behavior of +.Nm +with respect to directories. .Sh HISTORY An .Nm |