Linux Common Commands Summary--rm

1. Function: Delete files or folders

2. Usage: RM [options] File or folder

3. Parameters:

-F,--force Force Delete

-I confirm each file before deleting it

-I prompts you once to delete multiple files or to delete them recursively.

--interactive[=when] need to confirm when deleting, have when, once (-i), always (-i) three kinds of options

-R,-R,--recursive to delete files and folders recursively

4. Example

Example 1: In the case of parameters not specified parameter, for each file that needs to be deleted, confirm whether to delete; the directory cannot be deleted by default; the same effect as the specified parameter-I

[[email protected] test]# ls

Test_1 test_1.txt test_2.txt test_3.txt test_mv.txt

[email protected] test]# RM test_*

RM: Cannot delete "test_1": is a directory

RM: Do you want to delete the normal file "Test_1.txt"? Y

RM: Do you want to delete the normal file "Test_2.txt"? Y

RM: Do you want to delete the normal file "Test_3.txt"? Y

RM: Do you want to delete the normal file "Test_mv.txt"? N

[email protected] test]# ls-lh

Total dosage 8.0K

Drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K May 18:09 test_1

-rw-r--r--1 root root 16 May 18:12 Test_mv.txt

Example 2: Specifying the parameter-I is confirmed only once.

[email protected] test]# rm-i test_*.txt

RM: Delete all parameters? Y

[[email protected] test]# ls

Test_1

[email protected] test]# ls-lh

Total dosage 4.0K

Drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K May 18:09 test_1

Example 3: Forcing a file file when you specify the-f parameter

[[email protected] test]# ls

Test_1 test_1.txt test_2.txt Test_3.txt

[email protected] test]# rm-f test_*.txt

Example 4: Force the deletion of files and directories using the-RF command.

[[email protected] test]# ls

Test_1 test_1.txt test_2.txt Test_3.txt

[email protected] test]# RM-RF *

[email protected] test]# ls-lh

Total dosage 0

Linux Common command Rollup--rm