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Manpage diff for rm hack



As was suggested by Chris Palmer, here is a diff for the rm manpage, as 
well. I'm not sure if I've got this done right or not; I've never even 
attempted to edit a manpage before. 

It was also brought to my attention that the source tree is currently frozen 
in preparation for the 3.0 release. That being said, I guess I'd like to see 
a finalized version of this added as soon as the tree thaws. 

For future reference, is there anything I should have done/be doing 
differently when submitting a source code update? I'd like to observe proper 
ettiqute and make things as smooth as possible for the community if I ever 
have anything else to contribute -- just because I know if I was a 
developer, I'd want newbies to do so myself. 

Thanks,
Alex Kirk 
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<      rrmm [--ff | --ii] [--ddPPRRrrWW] _f_i_l_e [_._._.]
---
>      rrmm [--ff | --ii] [--ddPPRRrrWWoo] [n] _f_i_l_e [_._._.]
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>              written three times: first with two values pulled randomly from
>              a list of byte values scientifically chosen to help ensure 
>              complete deletion, then with 0xff, before they are deleted.
> 
>      --oo n    Overwrite regular files n times before deleting them.  Files are 
>              first overwritten with values randomly pulled from a list of byte 
>              values scientifically chosen to help ensure complete deletion, with 
>              entirely random byte values thrown in every 2-10 passes; they are
>              then given a final write of 0xff before they are deleted.
> 
>      --RR      Attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argu-
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<      --RR      Attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argu-