S6-RMRF(1)

📦 version 2.3.1.2, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 S6-RMRF(1) — the general commands manual, but make it cute

okay so bestie, welcome to s6-rmrf(1) from the General Commands Manual, and honestly? she's a short one, but she's iconic. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

s6-rmrf — remove a file or directory tree entirely 🧹💖

like, entirely entirely. no leftovers.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

s6-rmrf subtree

one argument, that's it. subtree is the vibe. 🦋

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

s6-rmrf removes the subtree file hierarchy.

that's the whole description, no cap. it takes the whole tree and it's gone. main character energy, honestly — arrives, does one thing, leaves 💀✨

ngl, this is a removal tool, so pls be sure about what you're pointing it at before you hit enter. it does exactly what it says and it does not do take-backs 🙈

⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

she exits with these codes and you will respect them 👑

  • 111 — Temporary error. 😭 like, try again later maybe?
  • 100 — Permanent error, such as a misuse. 💀 yeah that one's on you bestie
  • 127 — Unable to execute program — not found. 🔍 where is she...
  • 126 — Unable to execute program — other reason. 🫠 not not-found, just... not happening

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group showed up, and they ate 👑✨

s6-basename(1), s6-cat(1), s6-chmod(1), s6-chown(1), s6-clock(1), s6-cut(1), s6-dirname(1), s6-dumpenv(1), s6-echo(1), s6-env(1), s6-expr(1), s6-false(1), s6-format-filter(1), s6-grep(1), s6-head(1), s6-hiercopy(1), s6-linkname(1), s6-ln(1), s6-ls(1), s6-maximumtime(1), s6-mkdir(1), s6-mkfifo(1), s6-nice(1), s6-nuke(1), s6-pause(1), s6-printenv(1), s6-quote(1), s6-quote-filter(1), s6-rename(1), s6-seq(1), s6-sleep(1), s6-sort(1), s6-sync(1), s6-tai64ndiff(1), s6-tail(1), s6-touch(1), s6-true(1), s6-uniquename(1), s6-unquote(1), s6-unquote-filter(1), s6-update-symlinks(1), seekablepipe(1)

also, for the record: this man page is ported from the authoritative documentation at https://skarnet.org/software/s6-portable-utils/s6-rmrf.html 📚🫶 (iykyk, always cite your sources)

🦋 AUTHORS 🦋

  • Laurent Bercot
  • Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com> (man page port)

okay that's the whole page, you understood it, slay 💜

and a lil sign-off for the footer tea: this one came from Debian, dated April 17, 2022 — so like, a little vintage, but she still serves 🌸🎀

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