Command rm
This command is part of the posix extensions and needs to be imported to be available to the shell.
See Posix Commands
Name
rm removes (deletes) filesSynopsis
rm [options] file [file ...]Options
| -r | recursively delete files |
| -f | force deletion |
| -rf | both -r and -f |
Description
Removes each argument. If -r or -rf is specified and the argument is a directory, then recursively deletes all files in the directory first.
If -r is not specified then directories are not deleted (see rmdir) to remove directories.
Return Value
Returns 0 if the command executed successfully, 1 if there was an error.Commands
CategoryCommands
CommandsPosix
