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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remove directory tree without following symlinks
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:13:58 -0700
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Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> writes:
> I want to remove a directory, including all files and subdirectories under
> it, but without following symlinks. I want the symlinks to be deleted, not
> the files pointed to by those symlinks.

rm -r shouldn't follow symlinks like you mention.