db_begin_transaction();
  for(i=2; i<g.argc; i++){
    char *zName;
    char *zPath;
    Blob pathname;

    zName = mprintf("%/", g.argv[i]);
    if( file_isdir(zName) ){
      fossil_fatal("cannot remove directories -"
                   " remove individual files instead");
    }
    file_tree_name(zName, &pathname, 1);
    zPath = blob_str(&pathname);
    if( !db_exists(
             "SELECT 1 FROM vfile WHERE pathname=%Q AND NOT deleted", zPath) ){
      fossil_fatal("not in the repository: %s", zName);
    }else{
      db_multi_exec("UPDATE vfile SET deleted=1 WHERE pathname=%Q", zPath);