From c424e4969b9dfd40d51c7bbe5a92dbb62477c1ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Waldir Pimenta <waldyrious@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 08:08:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] rm: various tweaks for clarity; add -v (#988)
* rm: various tweaks for clarity; add -v
changed some descriptions and tokens to make the meaning of each command clearer, and facilitate memorization of the flags
added the -v (verbose) option
* use a more intuitive pattern for the -i option
---
pages/common/rm.md | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pages/common/rm.md b/pages/common/rm.md
index c845ac27f7..5c4496299e 100644
--- a/pages/common/rm.md
+++ b/pages/common/rm.md
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
- Remove files from arbitrary locations:
-`rm {{/path/to/file}} {{/otherpath/to/file2}}`
+`rm {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/another/file}}`
-- Remove recursively a directory and all its subdirectories:
+- Recursively remove a directory and all its subdirectories:
-`rm -r {{/path/to/folder}}`
+`rm -r {{path/to/folder}}`
-- Remove directory without prompt:
+- Forcibly remove a directory, without prompting for confirmation or showing error messages:
-`rm -rf {{/path/to/folder}}`
+`rm -rf {{path/to/folder}}`
-- Prompt before every removal:
+- Interactively remove multiple files, with a prompt before every removal:
-`rm -i {{\*}}`
+`rm -i {{file(s)}}`
+
+- Remove files in verbose mode, printing a message for each removed file:
+
+`rm -v {{path/to/folder/*}}`