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RM
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SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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!!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 `y' or `Y', the file is
skipped.
!!OPTIONS


Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).


__-d__, __--directory__


attempt to unlink target, even if non-empty (super-user
only)


__-f__, __--force__


ignore nonexistent files, never prompt


__-i__, __--interactive__


prompt before any removal


__-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:


../src/rm __-- -foo__


../src/rm ./-foo


Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually
possible to recover the contents of that file[1]. If you want
more assurance that the contents are truly unrecoverable,
consider using shred.
!!AUTHOR


Written by Paul Rubin, David !MacKenzie, Richard Stallman,
and Jim Meyering.
!!REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to
!!COPYRIGHT


Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
!!SEE ALSO


shred(1) NewUserTips


The full documentation for __rm__ is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __rm__ programs
are properly installed at your site, the
command


__info rm__


should give you access to the complete manual.
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!!User Submitted Notes
[1] Using direct access to the block device as root. AddToMe. --JaredWigmore

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