Description

The rm command removes the member objects of the current RegistryPackage whose names (in the current locale) match the patterns specified by a pattern or URN.

When a matching RegistryObject is a member of multiple RegistryPackage objects, this command removes only the association between the current RegistryPackage and the object. The object is removed from the Registry only when the removal of the association leaves the object with no association with any other RegistryObject.

When a matching member object is itself a RegistryPackage that contains other objects, neither the object nor the association between the current RegistryPackage and the member RegistryPackage is removed unless either the -r or the -d option is specified.

When both the -d and -r options are specified, the -d option is applied recursively, so all objects that would be selected by -r (and their associations) are removed whether or not they have other associations.