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# rm

> Remove files or directories.
> See also: `rmdir`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/rm-invocation.html>.

- Remove specific files:

`rm {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Remove specific files ignoring nonexistent ones:

`rm {{[-f|--force]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Remove specific files interactively prompting before each removal:

`rm {{[-i|--interactive]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Remove specific files printing info about each removal:

`rm {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Remove specific files and directories recursively:

`rm {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`

- Remove empty directories (this is considered the safe method):

`rm {{[-d|--dir]}} {{path/to/directory}}`
