<h3 id="heading-removing-a-file">Removing a file</h3>
<p>rm 1.txt</p>
<h3 id="heading-removing-more-than-one-file-at-a-time">Removing more than one file at a time</h3>
<p>$ rm b.txt c.txt</p>
<h3 id="heading-remove-a-directory">remove a directory</h3>
<p>rm –r sundar/</p>
<h3 id="heading-delete-a-file-particular-directory">delete a file particular directory</h3>
<p>rm –r /tmp/test</p>
<h3 id="heading-options-1-i-interactive-deletion-like-in-cphttpswwwgeeksforgeeksorgcp-command-linux-examples-the-i-option-makes-the-command-ask-the-user-for-confirmation-before-removing-each-file-you-have-to-press-y-for-confirm-deletion-any-other-key-leaves-the-file-un-deleted"><strong>Options:</strong> <strong>1. -i (Interactive Deletion):</strong> Like in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cp-command-linux-examples/"><strong>cp</strong></a>, the -i option makes the command ask the user for confirmation before removing each file, you have to press <strong>y</strong> for confirm deletion, any other key leaves the file un-deleted.</h3>
<p>$ rm -i d.txt</p>
<p>rm: remove regular empty file 'd.txt'? y</p>
<h3 id="heading-f-force-deletion-rm-prompts-for-confirmation-removal-if-a-file-is-write-protected-the-f-option-overrides-this-minor-protection-and-removes-the-file-forcefully"><strong>-f (Force Deletion):</strong> <strong>rm</strong> prompts for confirmation removal if a file is <strong>write protected</strong>. The <strong>-f</strong> option overrides this minor protection and removes the file forcefully.</h3>
<p>rm -f e.txt</p>


### Removing a file

rm 1.txt

### Removing more than one file at a time

$ rm b.txt c.txt

### remove a directory

rm –r sundar/

### delete a file particular directory

rm –r /tmp/test

### **Options:** **1\. -i (Interactive Deletion):** Like in [**cp**](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cp-command-linux-examples/), the -i option makes the command ask the user for confirmation before removing each file, you have to press **y** for confirm deletion, any other key leaves the file un-deleted.

$ rm -i d.txt

rm: remove regular empty file 'd.txt'? y

### **\-f (Force Deletion):** **rm** prompts for confirmation removal if a file is **write protected**. The **\-f** option overrides this minor protection and removes the file forcefully.

rm -f e.txt

linux rm

Removing a file

Removing more than one file at a time

remove a directory

delete a file particular directory

Options: 1. -i (Interactive Deletion): Like in cp, the -i option makes the command ask the user for confirmation before removing each file, you have to press y for confirm deletion, any other key leaves the file un-deleted.

-f (Force Deletion): rm prompts for confirmation removal if a file is write protected. The -f option overrides this minor protection and removes the file forcefully.