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HADOOP-8791. Fix rm command documentation to indicte it deletes files and not directories. Contributed by Jing Zhao.

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Suresh Srinivas 2012-09-25 20:09:16 +00:00
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@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ Release 2.0.3-alpha - Unreleased
HADOOP-8833. fs -text should make sure to call inputstream.seek(0)
before using input stream. (tomwhite and harsh)
HADOOP-8791. Fix rm command documentation to indicte it deletes
files and not directories. (Jing Zhao via suresh)
Release 2.0.2-alpha - 2012-09-07
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hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/file_system_shell.xml
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<code>Usage: hdfs dfs -rm [-skipTrash] URI [URI &#x2026;] </code>
</p>
<p>
Delete files specified as args. Only deletes non empty directory and files. If the <code>-skipTrash</code> option
Delete files specified as args. Only deletes files. If the <code>-skipTrash</code> option
is specified, the trash, if enabled, will be bypassed and the specified file(s) deleted immediately. This can be
useful when it is necessary to delete files from an over-quota directory.
Refer to rmr for recursive deletes.<br/>
Use -rm -r or rmr for recursive deletes.<br/>
Example:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<code> hdfs dfs -rm hdfs://nn.example.com/file /user/hadoop/emptydir </code>
<code> hdfs dfs -rm hdfs://nn.example.com/file </code>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Exit Code:</p>
@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
<p>
<code>Usage: hdfs dfs -rmr [-skipTrash] URI [URI &#x2026;]</code>
</p>
<p>Recursive version of delete. If the <code>-skipTrash</code> option
<p>Recursive version of delete. The rmr command recursively deletes the directory and any content under it. If the <code>-skipTrash</code> option
is specified, the trash, if enabled, will be bypassed and the specified file(s) deleted immediately. This can be
useful when it is necessary to delete files from an over-quota directory.<br/>
Example: