Living in the Shell #13; rm (Delete Files/Directories)
Babak K. Shandiz
Posted on December 12, 2021
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Removes files or directories.
š Removal is irreversible.
Remove a single file
rm some-file
Remove multiple files
rm first-file second-file third-file
Remove a directory -r
rm -r my-dir
Set to prompt before every removal -i
rm -ri my-dir
Set to suppress any interaction/error -f
rm -rf my-dir my-non-existing-dir
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Babak K. Shandiz
Posted on December 12, 2021
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