[HADOOP-8791] rm "Only deletes non empty directory and files."

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.3, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 2.0.3-alpha, 0.23.5
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: documentation
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Jing Zhao
• Reporter: Bertrand Dechoux
• Created: 12/Sep/12 09:27
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:26
• Resolved: 25/Sep/12 20:14

Description

The documentation (1.0.3) is describing the opposite of what rm does.
It should be "Only delete files and empty directories."

With regards to file, the size of the file should not matter, should it?

OR I am totally misunderstanding the semantic of this command and I am not the only one.

Issue Links

• relates to: HADOOP-8841 In trunk for command rm, the flags -[rR] and -f are not documented