

RM (1)                       7/9/80                        RM (1)




NAME
   rm - remove (delete) files

SYNOPSIS
   rm [-v] [-a] [files ....]

DESCRIPTION
   Rm   removes   (deletes)  the  named  files.   The  -v  option
   ("verbose") causes rm to print the name of each file as it  is
   removed. 
   
   The -a option ("ask") causes rm to print the message

      name ?

   for  each  file "name" that is to be removed and read one line
   from the user's terminal.  If the line begins  with  "y",  the
   file  is  removed.   If  the  line begins with 'q', no further
   files in the list are removed.  If the line begins  with  "g",
   the  file  is  removed, along with all subsequent files in the
   list, and the -a option is turned off.   If  the  line  begins
   with anything else, the file is not removed. 
   
   If  the filename '-' is specified as an argument, the names of
   files to be removed will be read from standard input, one  per
   line. 

DIAGNOSTICS
   name: can't remove
      The named file did not exist or could not be removed. 

AUTHORS
   David  Hanson  and  friends  (U.  of Arizona), with changes by
   Debbie Scherrer (LBL)

BUGS/DEFICIENCIES
   Watch out for the 'g' response when using the -a  flag  and  a
   list  of files from standard input--it'll cause all subsequent
   files in the list to be removed. 




















