safe-rm(8) [suse man page]

safe-rm(dir)(8) 					      System Manager's Manual						   safe-rm(dir)(8)

NAME

       safe-rm - delete files a bit more safely
       safe-rmdir - delete empty directories a bit more safely

SYNOPSIS

       safe-rm /path/to/file
       safe-rmdir /path/to/directory

DESCRIPTION

       safe-rm deletes files specified with an absolute path
	      name. Files specified with symbolic links in the path name will not be erased.

       safe-rmdir deletes directories specified with an absolute
	      path name. Directories specified with symbolic links in the path name will not be erased.

RETURNS

       safe-rm and safe-rmdir returns a non zero return code when it can not erase the file safely.

NOTE

       These commands are used by the system cleanup cron jobs.

SEE ALSO

       rm(1), rmdir(1).

AUTHOR

       SuSE Linux AG

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RMDIR(1)								FSF								  RMDIR(1)

NAME

       rmdir - remove empty directories

SYNOPSIS

       rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION

       Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.

       --ignore-fail-on-non-empty

	      ignore each failure that is solely because a directory is non-empty

       -p, --parents
	      remove  DIRECTORY, then try to remove each directory component of that path name.  E.g., `rmdir -p a/b/c' is similar to `rmdir a/b/c
	      a/b a'.

       -v, --verbose
	      output a diagnostic for every directory processed

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for rmdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and rmdir programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info rmdir

       should give you access to the complete manual.

rmdir (coreutils) 4.5.3 					   February 2003							  RMDIR(1)