.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.28..TH RM "1" "July 2002" "rm (fileutils) 4.1.10" "User Commands".SH NAMErm \- remove files or directories.SH SYNOPSIS.B rm[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIFILE\fR....SH DESCRIPTIONThis manual pagedocuments the GNU version of.BR rm ..B rmremoves each specified file.  By default, it does not removedirectories..PIf a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, andthe \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given,.B rmprompts the user for whether to remove the file.  If the responsedoes not begin with `y' or `Y', the file is skipped..SH OPTIONS.PPRemove (unlink) the FILE(s)..TP\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fRunlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory(super-user only).TP\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fRignore nonexistent files, never prompt.TP\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fRprompt before any removal.TP\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-recursive\fRremove the contents of directories recursively.TP\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fRexplain what is being done.TP\fB\-\-help\fRdisplay this help and exit.TP\fB\-\-version\fRoutput version information and exit.PPTo remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for example `-foo',use one of these commands:.IPrm \fB\-\-\fR \fB\-foo\fR.IPrm ./-foo.PPNote that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recoverthe contents of that file.  If you want more assurance that the contents aretruly unrecoverable, consider using shred..SH AUTHORWritten by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard Stallman, and Jim Meyering..SH "REPORTING BUGS"Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>..SH COPYRIGHTCopyright \(co 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc..brThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NOwarranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE..SH "SEE ALSO"shred(1).PPThe full documentation for.B rmis maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the.B infoand.B rmprograms are properly installed at your site, the command.IP.B info rm.PPshould give you access to the complete manual.