rm

 

There are many options to rm. To view them all, enter man rm at the shell prompt.

• -i (interactive) — Prompts you to confirm the deletion. This option can stop you from deleting a file by mistake.

• -f (force) — Overrides interactive mode and removes the file(s) without prompting. This might not be a good idea, unless you know exactly what you are doing.

• -v (verbose) — Shows the progress of the files as they are being removed.

• -r (recursive) — Deletes a directory and all files and subdirectories it contains. . To view them all, enter man rm at the shell prompt.

• -i (interactive) — Prompts you to confirm the deletion. This option can stop you from deleting a file by mistake.

• -f (force) — Overrides interactive mode and removes the file(s) without prompting. This might not be a good idea, unless you know exactly what you are doing.

• -v (verbose) — Shows the progress of the files as they are being removed.

• -r (recursive) — Deletes a directory and all files and subdirectories it contains.