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NAMErm - remove files or directoriesSYNOPSISrm [OPTION]... FILE...DESCRIPTIONThis manual page documents the GNU version of rm. rm removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove directories.If the -I or --interactive=once option is given, and there are more than three files or the -r, -R, or --recursive are given, then rm prompts the user for whether to proceed with the entire operation. If the response is not affirmative, the entire command is aborted. Otherwise, if a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and the -f or --force option is not given, or the -i or --interactive=always option is given, rm prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. OPTIONSRemove (unlink) the FILE(s).
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. To remove a file whose name starts with a '-', for example '-foo', use one of these commands:
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it might be possible to recover some of its contents, given sufficient expertise and/or time. For greater assurance that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using shred. GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report rm translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/> AUTHORWritten by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard M. Stallman, and Jim Meyering.COPYRIGHTCopyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSOunlink(1), unlink(2), 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
should give you access to the complete manual.
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