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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# rm
> Remove files or directories.
> See also: `rmdir`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm>.
- Remove specific files:
`rm {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
- Remove specific files ignoring nonexistent ones:
`rm -f {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
- Remove specific files interactively prompting before each removal:
`rm -i {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
- Remove specific files printing info about each removal:
`rm -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
- Remove specific files and directories recursively:
`rm -r {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`