Deletes (removes) one or more files.
Format: rm filelist Examples: rm file1 file2
To remove files, you must have write permissions to the directory where the file is located, but not on the file itself.
Opt
What It Does
Examples
-d
Remove directories, even if not empty (only available to a privileged user)
rm -d /home/janet/dir2
-f
Remove write-protected files without querying
rm -f file26.txt
-I
Prompt before deleting
rm -I test*.txt
-r
For a directory, remove all the files in the directory and subdirectories
rm -r /home/janet/di 3
-v
Display name before deleting
rm -r report*