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In computing, rm (short for remove) is a basic command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to remove objects such as computer files, directories and symbolic links from file systems and also special files such as device nodes, pipes and sockets, similar to the del command in MS-DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows …
What does rm do on Linux?
The rm command is used to delete files.
- rm -i will ask before deleting each file. …
- rm -r will recursively delete a directory and all its contents (normally rm will not delete directories, while rmdir will only delete empty directories).
What does RM RF do?
rm -rf Command
rm command in Linux is used to delete files. rm -r command deletes the folder recursively, even the empty folder.