[Info-vax] links and deleting directory trees (Re: Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX)

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On 01/22/2016 08:11 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> I would expect a tool designed to delete a directory tree to remove
> links but not follow them, at least by default, ...

You probably want to specify which kind of links. Symbolic links (can be
easily identified and they) should be removed and not followed.
Hardlinks should be followed and removed, by default.