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RM(1) User Commands RM(1)
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).
-d, --directory
unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory
(super-user only; this works only if your system
supports `unlink' for nonempty directories)
-f, --force
ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
-i, --interactive
prompt before any removal
--no-preserve-root do not treat `/' specially (the
default)
--preserve-root
fail to operate recursively on `/'
-r, -R, --recursive
remove the contents of directories recursively
-v, --verbose
explain what is being done
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for exam-
ple `-foo', use one of these commands:
rm -- -foo
rm ./-foo
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 unrecov-
erable, consider using shred.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard Stall-
man, and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
chattr(1), shred(1)
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
info rm
should give you access to the complete manual.
rm 5.3.0 November 2004 RM(1)
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