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Linux rm | Linux Delete File

The ‘rm’ means remove. This command is used to remove a file. The command line doesn’t have a recycle bin or trash unlike other GUI’s to recover the files. Hence, be very much careful while using this command. Once you have deleted a file, it is removed permanently.

Syntax:

Example:

In above snapshot, we have removed file myfile1 permanently with the help of ‘rm’ command.

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rm Options

Option	Description
rm *extension	Used to delete files having same extension.
rm -r or R	To delete a directory recursively.
rm -i	Remove a file interactively.
rm -rf	Remove a directory forcefully.