rm, rmdir — Remove Directory Entries

Synopsis

/usr/bin/rm [-f][-i] file... 
/usr/bin/rm -rR [-f][-i] dirname...[file...] 
/usr/xpg4/bin/rm [-fiRr] file... 
/usr/bin/rmdir [-ps] dirname... 

Description

/usr/bin/rm, /usr/xpg4/bin/rm

Use the rm command to remove files. The rm command removes the entry specified by each file argument. If a file has no write permission and the standard input is a terminal, the full set of permissions (in octal) for the file is printed, followed by a question mark. The question mark is a prompt for confirmation. If your answer begins with y (for yes), the file is deleted; otherwise, the file remains.

If file is a symbolic link, the link is removed but the file or directory to which it refers is not deleted. You do ...

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