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)