[Linux command] rm command option list [Must-see for beginners]

What is the rm command?

Linux command to delete files and directories. "rm" is an abbreviation for "remove".

How to use commands

`/home/hoge`


#Check the contents of the directory
$ ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 hoge hoge   11 Feb 24 17:11 hoge.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

# hoge.Delete txt
$ rm hoge.txt

#Confirm that it has been deleted
$ ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

Man command option list

option	Description
-f	Execute without displaying an error message(Danger)
-i	Check before deleting
-I	Check before deleting only when there are 4 or more deletion targets
-r	Include directories to be deleted
-v	View deletion details

-i option

`/home/hoge`


#Check the contents of the directory
$ ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 hoge hoge   11 Feb 24 17:11 hoge.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

# hoge.Delete txt
$ rm -i hoge.txt
remove hoge.txt? (y or n) y

#Confirm that it has been deleted
$ ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

-r option

`/home/hoge`


#Check the contents of the directory
$ ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 hoge hoge   11 Feb 24 17:11 hoge.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

# hoge.Delete txt
$ rm -r test

#Confirm that it has been deleted
$ ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 hoge hoge   11 Feb 24 17:11 hoge.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

-v option

`/home/hoge`


#Check the contents of the directory
$ ls -v
-rw-r--r-- 1 hoge hoge   11 Feb 24 17:11 hoge.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

# hoge.Delete txt
$ rm -v hoge.txt
mooooo.tx

#Confirm that it has been deleted
$ ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:14 test
drwxr-xr-x 2 hoge hoge 4096 Feb 24 17:15 test2

-rf option (magic of ruin)

The following work is dangerous, so please do not imitate it. Actually, a warning is issued, but please do so at your own risk.

`/`


#Try to ruin
$ cd /
$ sudo rm -rf /

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