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@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ removes the given files and directories.
 ignore files that cannot be removed.
 .TP
 .B \-r
-remove directories recursively.  If this flag is not specified, directories are
-not removed.
+remove directories recursively.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .IR remove (3)