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34 .Nd safe removal of directory hierarchies
43 is a utility that removes files and directories recursively, but doing
44 it in a safe manner to avoid crossing mount point boundaries.
45 Before the removal of a given tree,
47 will look for file systems mounted anywhere inside it and try to unmount
49 If all mount points were properly unmounted, it later proceeds to do the
51 This tool is used internally by test programs to clean up the test cases'
52 work directories, as they may have left other file systems mounted inside
55 In the first synopsis form,
57 proceeds to scan and remove all the given files or directories.
59 In the second synopsis form,
61 will print information about all supported options and their purpose.
63 The following options are available:
66 Shows a short summary of all available options and their purpose.