1 1 Recursive Unlink 1 ................ 1 1 '--recursive-unlink' 1 When this option is specified, try removing files and directory 1 hierarchies before extracting over them. _This is a dangerous 1 option!_ 1 1 If you specify the '--recursive-unlink' option, 'tar' removes 1 _anything_ that keeps you from extracting a file as far as current 1 permissions will allow it. This could include removal of the contents 1 of a full directory hierarchy. 1