is a terminal, and the @option{-f} or @option{--force} option is not given,
@command{mv} prompts the user for whether to replace the file. (You might
own the file, or have write permission on its directory.) If the
-response does not begin with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
@emph{Warning}: If you try to move a symlink that points to a directory,
and you specify the symlink with a trailing slash, then @command{mv}
@opindex --interactive
@cindex prompts, forcing
Prompt whether to overwrite each existing destination file, regardless
-of its permissions. If the response does not begin with @samp{y} or
-@samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+of its permissions.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
@itemx @w{@kbd{--reply}[=@var{how}]}
@opindex --reply
If a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and the @option{-f}
or @option{--force} option is not given, or the @option{-i} or
@option{--interactive} option @emph{is} given, @command{rm} prompts the user
-for whether to remove the file. If the response does not begin with
-@samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+for whether to remove the file.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
@emph{Warning}: If you use @command{rm} to remove a file, it is usually
possible to recover the contents of that file. If you want more assurance
@itemx --interactive
@opindex -i
@opindex --interactive
-Prompt whether to remove each file. If the response does not begin
-with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+Prompt whether to remove each file.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
Ignore any previous @option{--force} (@option{-f}) option.
@itemx --preserve-root