Linux Commands: RM

Full Name:Remove files or directories

Purpose: Delete files or directories

format:rm [OPTION] ... FILE ...

type :RM is/bin/rm

Description

The RM default is not to delete the directory, but if the match-R,-R,--recursive parameters, you can delete the directory, it should be noted that "Rm-r" delete the directory will be all the files in the directory (subdirectories) are deleted, and delete the system will not give a hint. So use this command to delete the operation should be cautious, delete the directory more need to be cautious, if possible, use the rmdir command to delete the directory, to prevent accidental deletion of files.

-F,--force: Ignores files that do not exist, forcibly deletes them and does not prompt.

-I: Each delete operation is prompted to confirm whether it needs to be deleted.

-I: The number of deleted files checked three or recursive deletion, give a hint. Less than the "-I" hint, but can still prevent most of the misoperation.

--interactive[=when]: With the When parameter gives the hint, the value is: Never, once (-i), always (-i). Default always if the when parameter is not taken.

-R,-R,--recursive: recursively deletes the directory and its files.

-V,--verbose: Displays the deletion information during execution.

Linux Commands: RM