rm

rm [OPTIONS] [files]...

Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

Options

--help, -h

Print help information

--version, -V

Print version information

--force, -f

ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt

--prompt before every removal, -i

-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)

--recursive, -r

remove directories and their contents recursively

-R

Equivalent to -r

--dir, -d

remove empty directories

--verbose, -v

explain what is being done

--presume-input-tty