safe\-rm(dir)

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safe-rm - delete files a bit more safely
safe-rmdir - delete empty directories a bit more safely

safe-rm /path/to/file
safe-rmdir /path/to/directory

safe-rm deletes files specified with an absolute path: name. Files specified with symbolic links in thepath name will not be erased.
safe-rmdir deletes directories specified with an absolute: path name. Directories specified with symbolic links in thepath name will not be erased.

safe-rm and safe-rmdir returns a non zero return codewhen it can not erase the file safely.

These commands are used by the system cleanup cron jobs.

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