rm (Abbreviation for remove)

rm is the UNIX "file delete" command.

Detail:

The rm command is entered as: rm [-f | -i] [-dRr] filename. The options are as follows:

• -d: remove directories as well as other types of files.
• -f: remove the files without prompting for confirmation, regardless of the file's permissions.
• -i: request confirmation before attempting to remove each file, regardless of the file's permissions. The -i option overrides any previous -f options.
• -R: remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argument.
• -r: equivalent to -R.

The rm utility removes symbolic links, not the files referenced by the links. It is an error to attempt to remove the files ".'' and "..''. As with all UNIX commands, rm is case-sensitive.