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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of RM</TITLE>
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<H1>RM</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: September 2019<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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rm - remove files or directories
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>rm</B>
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[<I>,OPTION/</I>]... [<I>,FILE/</I>]...
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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This manual page
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documents the GNU version of
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<B>rm</B>.
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<B>rm</B>
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removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove
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directories.
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<P>
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If the <I>-I</I> or <I>--interactive=once</I> option is given,
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and there are more than three files or the <I>-r</I>, <I>-R</I>,
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or <I>--recursive</I> are given, then
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<B>rm</B>
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prompts the user for whether to proceed with the entire operation. If
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the response is not affirmative, the entire command is aborted.
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<P>
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Otherwise, if a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and
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the <I>-f</I> or <I>--force</I> option is not given, or the
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<I>-i</I> or <I>--interactive=always</I> option is given,
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<B>rm</B>
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prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response is
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not affirmative, the file is skipped.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<P>
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Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>-f</B>, <B>--force</B><DD>
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ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt
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<DT id="2"><B>-i</B><DD>
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prompt before every removal
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<DT id="3"><B>-I</B><DD>
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prompt once before removing more than three files, or
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when removing recursively; less intrusive than <B>-i</B>,
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while still giving protection against most mistakes
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<DT id="4"><B>--interactive</B>[=<I>,WHEN/</I>]<DD>
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prompt according to WHEN: never, once (<B>-I</B>), or
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always (<B>-i</B>); without WHEN, prompt always
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<DT id="5"><B>--one-file-system</B><DD>
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when removing a hierarchy recursively, skip any
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directory that is on a file system different from
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that of the corresponding command line argument
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<DT id="6"><B>--no-preserve-root</B><DD>
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do not treat '/' specially
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<DT id="7"><B>--preserve-root</B>[=<I>,all/</I>]<DD>
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do not remove '/' (default);
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with 'all', reject any command line argument
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on a separate device from its parent
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<DT id="8"><B>-r</B>, <B>-R</B>, <B>--recursive</B><DD>
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remove directories and their contents recursively
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<DT id="9"><B>-d</B>, <B>--dir</B><DD>
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remove empty directories
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<DT id="10"><B>-v</B>, <B>--verbose</B><DD>
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explain what is being done
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<DT id="11"><B>--help</B><DD>
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display this help and exit
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<DT id="12"><B>--version</B><DD>
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output version information and exit
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</DL>
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By default, rm does not remove directories. Use the <B>--recursive</B> (<B>-r</B> or <B>-R</B>)
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option to remove each listed directory, too, along with all of its contents.
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<P>
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To remove a file whose name starts with a '-', for example '-foo',
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use one of these commands:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="13"><DD>
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rm <B>--</B> <B>-foo</B>
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<DT id="14"><DD>
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rm ./-foo
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</DL>
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<P>
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Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it might be possible to recover
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some of its contents, given sufficient expertise and/or time. For greater
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assurance that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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Written by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard M. Stallman,
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and Jim Meyering.
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>REPORTING BUGS</H2>
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GNU coreutils online help: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/</A>>
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<BR>
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Report rm translation bugs to <<A HREF="https://translationproject.org/team/">https://translationproject.org/team/</A>>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>COPYRIGHT</H2>
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Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <<A HREF="https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</A>>.
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<BR>
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+unlink">unlink</A>(1), <A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlink">unlink</A>(2), <A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+chattr">chattr</A>(1), <A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+shred">shred</A>(1)
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<P>
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<BR>
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Full documentation at: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm</A>>
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<BR>
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or available locally via: info '(coreutils) rm invocation'
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="15"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="16"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="17"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="18"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="19"><A HREF="#lbAF">AUTHOR</A><DD>
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<DT id="20"><A HREF="#lbAG">REPORTING BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAH">COPYRIGHT</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:05:26 GMT, March 31, 2021
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