From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 14:53:45 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (usage): Clarify description of --directory (-d).
X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_1_1~102
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=891d094b564101369212dd69d45135040ff38c5e;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

(usage): Clarify description of --directory (-d).
Based on a patch from Michael Stone.
---

diff --git a/src/rm.c b/src/rm.c
index 5ffde0deb2..34926c00fa 100644
--- a/src/rm.c
+++ b/src/rm.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ usage (int status)
       printf (_("\
 Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).\n\
 \n\
-  -d, --directory       unlink directory, even if non-empty (super-user only)\n\
+  -d, --directory       unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory\n\
+                          (super-user only)\n\
   -f, --force           ignore nonexistent files, never prompt\n\
   -i, --interactive     prompt before any removal\n\
   -r, -R, --recursive   remove the contents of directories recursively\n\