The rm Utility

Explore how to effectively use the rm utility in Bash to delete files and directories. Learn to specify paths, use glob patterns for multiple files, handle write-protected files, and use options like -f for forced deletion and -r for recursive directory removal.

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The rm utility deletes files and directories. Specify the object to delete by its absolute or relative path. Here are examples of rm calls:

rm report.txt
rm ~/docs/reports/2019/report.txt

The first call deletes the report.txt file in the current directory. The second one deletes it in the ...

Removing files and directories

1.Introduction

2.Origins of the OS

3.Operating Systems

4.Application

5.Bash Shell

6.File System

7.Command Information

8.Files and Directories

9.Bash Extra Features

10.Scripts Features

11.Variables and Parameters

12.Conditional Statements

13.Arithmetic Expressions and Operations

14.Bitwise Operations

15.Logical Operations and Increments

16.Loop Operators

17.Functions

18.Package Manager

19.Conclusion

Assessment

20.Bash Scripts Tools

21.APPENDIX

The rm Utility

`rm`