rm - Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)
rm [-f|--force] [-i ] [-I ]
[--interactive] [--one-file-system]
[--no-preserve-root] [--preserve-root]
[-r|--recursive] [-d|--dir]
[-v|--verbose] [-h|--help]
[-V|--version] [files]
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)
- -f, --force
- ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt
- -i
- prompt before every removal
- -I
- prompt once before removing more than three files, or when removing
recursively. Less intrusive than -i, while still giving some protection
against most mistakes
- --interactive=WHEN
- prompt according to WHEN: never, once (-I), or always (-i). Without WHEN,
prompts always
- --one-file-system
- when removing a hierarchy recursively, skip any directory that is on a
file system different from that of the corresponding command line argument
(NOT IMPLEMENTED)
- --no-preserve-root
- do not treat '/' specially
- --preserve-root
- do not remove '/' (default)
- -r,
--recursive
- remove directories and their contents recursively
- -d, --dir
- remove empty directories
- -v, --verbose
- explain what is being done
- -h, --help
- Print help
- -V, --version
- Print version
- [files]
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