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rm - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
rm - remove files or directories
SYNOPSIS
rm [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page
documents the GNU version of
rm. rm removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove
directories.
If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and
the -f or --force option is not given,
rm prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response
is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
OPTIONS
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
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-f, --force
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ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
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-i, --interactive
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prompt before any removal
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--no-preserve-root do not treat / specially (the default)
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--preserve-root
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fail to operate recursively on /
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-r, -R, --recursive
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remove directories and their contents recursively
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-v, --verbose
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explain what is being done
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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By default, rm does not remove directories. Use the --recursive (-r or -R)
option to remove each listed directory, too, along with all of its contents.
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To remove a file whose name starts with a -, for example -foo,
use one of these commands:
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rm -- -foo
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rm ./-foo
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Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover
the contents of that file. If you want more assurance that the contents are
truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard Stallman, and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for
rm is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
rm programs are properly installed at your site, the command
should give you access to the complete manual.
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