Key Options
The `rm` command allows various ways to specify deletion targets and includes options for error prevention such as forced deletion, recursive deletion, and interactive mode.
1. Basic Options
2. Error Prevention/Confirmation Options
3. Force/Recursive/Extended Options
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Description:
`rm` Executes the command.
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Usage Examples and Safety Guidelines
This section summarizes precautions, safe usage methods, and option combination examples for the `rm` command.
Tips for Safe Usage
Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the following when using the rm command.
- - Deleted files are generally unrecoverable.
- - Commands like
rm -rf /can delete the entire system, so absolutely avoid using them! - - Get into the habit of using
-ior-Ioptions. - - Be especially careful to prevent errors when using wildcards (*) in filenames.
Deleting a Regular File
rm test.txtDelete the `test.txt` file
Recursive/Forced Deletion
rm -rf backup/Forcibly delete the `backup` directory and all its contents
Confirm Before Deletion
rm -i important.txtAlways confirm for every deletion operation