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Options
Localization
Exit Values
Portability
Tip: If you delete a file, remember that the space is not actually reclaimed until any
processes that have that file open either terminate or close that file. See the fuser
— List process IDs of processes with open files command to find out how to get
more information about what processes are accessing a particular file or directory.
–f Deletes read-only files immediately without asking for confirmation. When
you specify this option and a file does not exist, rm does not display an
error message and does not modify the exit status. If you specify both –f
and –i, rm uses the option that appears last on the command line. If no
files are specified, rm –f will not issue an error.
–i Prompts you for confirmation before deleting each file. If you specify both –f
and –i, rm uses the option that appears last on the command line.
–R Recursively removes the entire directory structure if file is a directory.
–r Is equivalent to –R.
Related Information
cp, mv, rmdir
–v Displays a list of files that were removed.
rm uses the following localization environment variables:
v LANG
v LC_ALL
v LC_COLLATE
v LC_CTYPE
v LC_MESSAGES
v LC_SYNTAX
v NLSPATH
See Appendix F for more information.
0 Successful completion
1 Failure due to any of the following:
v Inability to remove a file
v Attempt to remove directory without specifying –r or –R
v Inability to find file information when using –r or –R
v Inability to read directory when using –r or –R
2 Failure due to any of the following:
v Incorrect command-line option
v No file was specified
POSIX.2, X/Open Portability Guide, UNIX systems.
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