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Man Page: rm

Operating Environment: minix

Section: 1

RM(1)							      General Commands Manual							     RM(1)

NAME
rm - remove a file
SYNOPSIS
rm [-ifrRvx] name ...
OPTIONS
-i Interactive remove: ask before removing -f Forced remove: no questions asked -rR Remove directories and their contents -v Tell what rm is removing -x Do not cross device boundaries
EXAMPLES
rm file # Remove file rm -i *.c # Remove .c files, asking about each
DESCRIPTION
Rm removes one or more files. If a file has no write permission, rm asks for permission (type 'y' or 'n') unless -f is specified. If the file is a directory, it will be recursively descended and removed if and only if the -R flag is present.
SEE ALSO
cp(1), mv(1), rmdir(1), unlink(2), rmdir(2). RM(1)
Related Man Pages
rm(1) - v7
rmdir(1) - ultrix
rm(1) - hpux
remove(3c) - sunos
rmdir(1) - freebsd
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