From a533063b7112184e5aae8540ba8979d492c933af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diane Holt <holtdl@apache.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 03:51:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Apply a band-aid to a nasty open wound. PR: Obtained from:
 Submitted by: Reviewed by:

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk@271306 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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 docs/manual/CoreTasks/delete.html | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/delete.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/delete.html
index a8815cf42..e5752012f 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/delete.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/delete.html
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ To remove empty directories, use the <code>includeEmptyDirs</code> attribute.
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">dir</td>
-    <td valign="top">The directory to delete, including all its files and subdirectories.</td>
+    <td valign="top">The directory to delete, including all its files and
+     subdirectories. <b>WARNING:</b> Do <b>not</b> set <code>dir</code> to
+     <code>&quot;.&quot;</code>, <code>&quot;${basedir}&quot;</code>,
+     or the full-pathname equivalent unless you truly <em>intend</em> to
+     recursively remove the entire contents of the current base directory
+     (and the base directory itself, if different from the current working
+     directory).</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">verbose</td>