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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 9437491623..fea9423df2 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -2772,13 +2772,14 @@ deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698* delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()* Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the - name {fname}. + name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. + A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to. When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name - {fname}. This fails when {fname} is not empty. + {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty. When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name - {fname} and everything in it, recursively. Be careful! + {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL! The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed. |