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.Dd $Mdocdate: September 20 2016$
.Dt RME 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm rme
.Nd remove empty files and/or directories
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dfhlnRv
.Ar
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
removes empty files.
If no files are specified on command line, all files in local directory are
verified.
If no arguments provided on the command line
.Pp
The following flags are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl d
Remove empty directories as well.
.It Fl f
Remove empty files.  This is the default unless
.It Fl d
is specified.
.It Fl l
Remove broken
.Xr symlink 2 Ns s.
.It Fl R
Attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argument.
The
.Fl R
option implies the
.Fl d
option.
.It Fl n
Do not delete anything.
Instead of deletion only print
.Xr rm 1
commands that would achieve the same result.
If used with the flag
.Fl v ,
flag
.Fl i
is added to
.Xr rm 1
command.
Output of
.Nm
in this mode may be safely used in shell.
.It Fl v
Verbosely report deletions.
Output of
.Nm
with this flag is similar to syntax of
.Xr rm 1
command.
.It Fl h
Print usage information and exit.
.El
.Sh AUTHOR
.An Dmitrij D. Czarkoff Aq czarkoff@gmail.com .