rm

OS/161 Reference Manual

Name

rm - remove (unlink) files

Synopsis

/bin/rm file...

Description

rm deletes the files specified on its command line. (If one of the filenames specified is one of several hard links to the same file, the actual file is only erased when all links are removed.)

Using rm on directories produces an error. Use rmdir to remove directories.

Requirements

rm uses the following system calls:

remove
write
_exit

rm should function properly once assignment 4 is completed.

Restrictions

emufs does not support rm.