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Bash command: rm
rm attempts to remove non-directory type files specified.
If permissions do not allow writing the user is prompted for confirmation.
Usage
rm [options] [file_name]
Delete a File
rm <file name or file path>
Delete a Directory
rm -R <folder name or folder path>
Delete Files of a certain type
rm -R *file_extension
*accounts for the part to ignore,file_extensionis the type to remove Example:
rm -R *.txt
Removes all file ending with .txt
There are few commonly used arguments:
-rmeans to recursively delete all the folders inside a directory.-fmeans to forcefully delete any folder or file.-iwill ask before deleting the file.-vwill explain what was deleted.
Warning
This command is capable of deleting many files at once with ease. This can be beneficial, but also dangerous. Use at your own risk.
To remove a nonempty folder for example, type:
rm -rf folder
Wildcards
The rm command can be used in conjunction with an asterisk to delete multiple items matching a specific set of criteria. For example, you could use rm test* to remove all files in a directory starting with "test" regardless of whatever text follows that string. You can also use an asterisk by itself to purge all files in the current directory using rm *.