tldr/pages/common/rm.md
Waldir Pimenta c424e4969b rm: various tweaks for clarity; add -v (#988)
* rm: various tweaks for clarity; add -v

changed some descriptions and tokens to make the meaning of each command clearer, and facilitate memorization of the flags
added the -v (verbose) option

* use a more intuitive pattern for the -i option
2016-08-08 10:08:40 +03:00

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rm

Remove files or directories.

  • Remove files from arbitrary locations:

rm {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/another/file}}

  • Recursively remove a directory and all its subdirectories:

rm -r {{path/to/folder}}

  • Forcibly remove a directory, without prompting for confirmation or showing error messages:

rm -rf {{path/to/folder}}

  • Interactively remove multiple files, with a prompt before every removal:

rm -i {{file(s)}}

  • Remove files in verbose mode, printing a message for each removed file:

rm -v {{path/to/folder/*}}