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Added a note regarding the "rm: remove regular file 'hello'?" prompt that occurs when using the rm command and explained that rm is a permanent action and should be used with caution.
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title: Bash rm
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## Bash command: rm
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### Usage
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**Delete a File**
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```bash
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rm <file name or file path>
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```
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**Delete a Directory**
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```bash
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rm -R <folder name or folder path>
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```
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You will be prompted with **'rm: remove regular file ‘hello’?'** and will need to respond **'y'** before the file can be deleted. Use this command with caution because 'rm' is a permanent action.
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There are few commonly used arguments:
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- `-r` , means to recursively delete all the folders inside a directory.
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- `-f` , means to forcefully delete any folder or file.
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- `-i` , will ask before deleting the file.
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- `-v` , will explain what was deleted.
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### Warning
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This command is capable of deleting many files at once with ease. This can be beneficial, but also dangerous. Use at your own risk.
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To remove a nonempty folder for example, type:
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`rm -rf folder`
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### More Information:
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* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_(Unix))
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* [Man pages](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rm.1.html)
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* [Linux](https://linux.die.net/man/1/rm) |