MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

rm(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities rm(1)
Messages
Message: cannot open directory "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: cannot remove directory "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: cannot stat entry "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: cannot unlink entry "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: directory pathname: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: fatal error during "–r" option: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: not allowed to remove pathname
Cause: You specified either . (current directory) or .. (parent directory) as a path-
name. rm will not remove these directories.
Action: Do not specify . or .. as a pathname.
Message: pathname: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Unknown option "–option"
Cause: You specified an option that is not valid for rm.
Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section for a list of valid rm options.
Message: use "–r" to remove directory "pathname"
Cause: You attempted to use rm to remove a directory without specifying the –r
option.
Action: Specify the –r option when you want to use rm to remove a directory.
PORTABILITY
POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0. All UNIX systems.
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