diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1 index 4afcb0d4f366..8724c922cd12 100644 --- a/bin/rm/rm.1 +++ b/bin/rm/rm.1 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)rm.1 8.5 (Berkeley) 12/5/94 -.\" $Id: rm.1,v 1.10 1997/04/29 10:03:09 dfr Exp $ +.\" $Id: rm.1,v 1.11 1997/08/07 21:37:38 steve Exp $ .\" .Dd December 5, 1994 .Dt RM 1 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ .Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION The -.Nm rm +.Nm utility attempts to remove the non-directory type files specified on the command line. If the permissions of the file do not permit writing, and the standard @@ -101,26 +101,26 @@ that directory is skipped. Equivalent to .Fl R . .It Fl W -Attempts to undelete the named files. +Attempt to undelete the named files. Currently, this option can only be used to recover files covered by whiteouts. .El .Pp The -.Nm rm +.Nm utility removes symbolic links, not the files referenced by the links. .Pp It is an error to attempt to remove the files ``.'' and ``..''. .Pp The -.Nm rm +.Nm utility exits 0 if all of the named files or file hierarchies were removed, or if the .Fl f option was specified and all of the existing files or file hierarchies were removed. If an error occurs, -.Nm rm +.Nm exits with a value >0. .Sh NOTE The @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ In addition, only regular files are overwritten, other types of files are not. .Sh COMPATIBILITY The -.Nm rm +.Nm utility differs from historical implementations in that the .Fl f option only masks attempts to remove non-existent files instead of @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ implementations prompted on the standard output, not the standard error output. .Sh STANDARDS The -.Nm rm +.Nm command is expected to be .St -p1003.2 compatible.