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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 [_._._.]
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> 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-