RM(1) User Commands RM(1)
NAME
rm - remove files or directories
SYNOPSIS
rm [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the GNU version of rm. rm removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove
directories.
If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and the -f or --force option is not given, rm prompts the user
for whether to remove the file. If the response does not begin with ?쁸??or ?쁚?? the file is skipped.
OPTIONS
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
-d, --directory
unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory (super-user only; this works only if your system
supports ?쁴nlink??for nonempty directories)
-f, --force
ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
-i, --interactive
prompt before any removal
--no-preserve-root do not treat ????specially (the default)
--preserve-root
fail to operate recursively on ???
-r, -R, --recursive
remove the contents of directories recursively
-v, --verbose
explain what is being done
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
To remove a file whose name starts with a ???? for example ??foo?? use one of these commands:
rm -- -foo
rm ./-foo