2 # I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
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9 # Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
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25 local help="Usage: rmln [RM_OPTION]... FILE...
26 wrap rm, expanding symlink arguments
28 Symlink arguments are recursively expanded so the links and the targets
29 are removed. All arguments to rm work.
35 # simple but correct counting past gnu rm options
38 local helped
=false
# only print our help once
40 if [[ "${@:index:1}" == -* ]]; then
41 if [[ "${@:index:1}" == --help ]] && ! $helped; then
45 if [[ "${@:index:1}" == -- ]]; then
54 for file in "${@:index}"; do
55 [[ -L "$file" ]] && _rmln_recurse
"$file"
57 rm "$@" "${targets[@]}"
61 local x
="$( readlink "$1" )"
63 [[ -L $x ]] && _rmln_recurse
"$x"