Delete is recursive by default?

[cunlem]

Hi new user here. When I use x to delete a file nnn prompt says rm -rf 'file'?. This bothers me a bit. Why is it using recursive operation for a single file?

[N-R-K]

Why is it using recursive operation for a single file?

Because it works for both file and folders. In case of files, it doesn't do anything so it's harmless. And it's not worth trying to check whether it's a file or folder just to remove a harmless -r, especially since nnn allows deleting multiple entries via selection.