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NAME

rm - remove file(s)

SYNOPSIS

rm [ -fr ] file ...

DESCRIPTION

Rm removes the specified files or directories. A directory is removed only if it is empty (but see the -r option). Removal of a file requires write permission in its directory, but requires neither read nor write permission on the file itself. The options are:

-f
Suppress diagnostics
-r
Recursively remove a directory's substructure before removing the directory.

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/rm.b

SEE ALSO

tiny(1), sys-remove(2)

RM(1 ) Rev:  Thu Feb 15 14:42:47 GMT 2007