rm
Remove files or directories.
See also: rmdir.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm.
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Remove specific files:
rm {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} -
Remove specific files ignoring nonexistent ones:
rm --force {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} -
Remove specific files interactively prompting before each removal:
rm --interactive {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} -
Remove specific files printing info about each removal:
rm --verbose {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} -
Remove specific files and directories recursively:
rm --recursive {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}
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