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- RM (1)
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- NAME
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- rm - Remove directory entries.
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- SYNOPSIS
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- rm [ f ] [ dRr ] file ...
- DESCRIPTION
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- The rm utility attempts to remove the non-directory type files
- specified on the command line. If the permissions of the file do
- not permit writing, and the standard input device is a terminal,
- the user is prompted (on the standard error output) for confirma-
- tion.
- The options are as follows:
- d - Attempt to remove directories as well as other types of
- files.
- f - Attempt to remove the files without prompting for con-
- firmation, regardless of the file's permissions. If the
- file does not exist, do not display a diagnostic message or
- modify the exit status to reflect an error. The option
- overrides any previous options.
- i - Request confirmation before attempting to remove each
- file, regardless of the file's permissions, or whether or
- not the standard input device is a terminal. The option
- overrides any previous options.
- R - Attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file
- argument. The option implies the option. If the option is
- specified, the user is prompted for confirmation before each
- directory's contents are processed (as well as before the
- attempt is made to remove the directory). If the user does
- not respond affirmatively, the file hierarchy rooted in that
- directory is skipped.
- r - Equivalent to
- The rm utility removes symbolic links, not the files referenced
- by the links.
- It is an error to attempt to remove the files ``.'' and ``..''.
- The rm utility exits 0 if all of the named files or file
- hierarchies were removed, or if the option was specified and all
- of the existing files or file hierarchies were removed. If an
- error occurs, rm exits with a value >0.
- SEE ALSO
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- rmdir (1) , unlink (2) , fts (3)
- COMPATIBILITY
-
- The rm utility differs from historical implementations in that
- the option only masks attempts to remove non-existent files in-
- stead of masking a large variety of errors.
- Also, historical implementations prompted on the standard out-
- put, not the standard error output.
- STANDARDS
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- The rm command is expected to be compatible.
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