Provided by: lfc_1.8.7-3_amd64
NAME
lfc-rm - remove LFC files or directories in the name server
SYNOPSIS
lfc-rm [-a] [-f] [-i] filename... lfc-rm [-f] [-i] -r dirname...
DESCRIPTION
lfc-rm removes LFC files or directories in the name server. For directories either -r or -R must be present. For regular files, it calls lfc_unlink while for directories, it calls lfc_rmdir. This requires write permission in the parent directory and the file itself. If write permission on an entry is denied, the standard input is a terminal and the -f option is not given, the prompt "override write protection" appears and if the response is not y, the entry is not deleted. Entries directly under a protected directory are never deleted. path specifies the LFC pathname. If path does not start with /, it is prefixed by the content of the LFC_HOME environment variable.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported: -a Remove the metadata information about a file and the metadata information about the replicas that it may have. Remember that this is a metadata-only operation, it does not remove the replicas physically from the disk. Removing metadata entries about replicas without removing the replicas from the disks leads to non-reachable files on disk. Applies only to files, not directories. -f Do not give an error message if the file/directory does not exist. -i Request acknowledge before removing each individual entry. -R Recursive mode (equivalent to -r). -r Recursive mode.
EXIT STATUS
This program returns 0 if the operation was successful or >0 if the operation failed.
SEE ALSO
Castor_limits(4), lfc_rmdir(3), lfc_unlink(3)
AUTHOR
LCG Grid Deployment Team