Linux rm Command

What is Linux rm Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use rm command in Linux. rm command is rm - remove files or directories.

rm Syntax#

rm [OPTION]... [FILE]...

rm Examples#

rm Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of rm command. rm command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for rm command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man rm

To open info page for rm command we can use command below.

info rm

To open help page from rm command we can run command below.

rm --help

Linux rm Command Source Code#

You can find rm command source code from the folowing repositories:

• rm source code on GitHub
• rm source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• rm source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use rm in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.