+'\" Copyright (C) 1998-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+'\"
+'\" This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms
+'\" of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
+'\" There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
[NAME]
rm \- remove files or directories
[DESCRIPTION]
removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove
directories.
.P
-If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and
-the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given,
+If the \fI\-I\fR or \fI\-\-interactive\=once\fR option is given,
+and there are more than three files or the \fI\-r\fR, \fI\-R\fR,
+or \fI\-\-recursive\fR are given, then
.B rm
-prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response
-does not begin with `y' or `Y', the file is skipped.
+prompts the user for whether to proceed with the entire operation. If
+the response is not affirmative, the entire command is aborted.
+.P
+Otherwise, if a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and
+the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given, or the
+\fI\-i\fR or \fI\-\-interactive\=always\fR option is given,
+.B rm
+prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response is
+not affirmative, the file is skipped.
.SH OPTIONS
[SEE ALSO]
-chattr(1), shred(1)
+unlink(1), unlink(2), chattr(1), shred(1)