What is the difference between rm -r and rm -f? - Super User
Sep 20, 2016 · What do you mean they give the same result? rm -r emptydir removes that directory, rm -f emptydir does not. These are two completely different command line options, each doing whatever …
linux - Remove file without asking - Super User
Oct 12, 2011 · How can I remove a file without asking the user if he agrees to delete the file? I am writing shell script and use rm function, but it asks "remove regular file?" and I really don't …
find: "-exec rm {} \;" vs. "-delete" - why is the former widely ...
The -exec rm is not recommendable on many systems, for reasons I gave - lack of support, or a desire to restrict process count. "widely recommended" does not mean ideal for all circumstances, and …
linux - Why does it take a long time to delete big files if `rm` can be ...
Nov 7, 2025 · I know that that it takes a long time to remove a big file because big files have larger number of blocks to be unlinked. But when I interrupt an ongoing rm of a large file, the file is still gone....
How to recover a removed file under Linux? - Super User
Jun 8, 2010 · @Nav, rm is a "dangerous" UNIX/Linux command (read $ man rm). Use it with extreme caution. With that said, it is a quick way to delete files you are sure of. Modern Linux and Unix …
What is the equivalent of rm -rf in Powershell? - Super User
As we all know, on a *nix system, rm -rf some_directory removes some_directory and all files beneath it recursively, without asking for confirmation. What is the equivalent of this command in Powershell?
How do I make rm not give an error if a file doesn't exist?
Jun 12, 2015 · So rm will warn you if you try to delete a file you don't have write permissions on. This is allowed if you have write permissions on the directory but is a little weird, which is why rm normally …
bash - Delete files with regular expression - Super User
Mar 15, 2017 · I Tried to delete files that starts with A and ends with 2 numbers but It doesn't do a thing. What I tried: rm ^A*[0..9]2$ Where am I wrong?
linux - Delete matching files in all subdirectories - Super User
Feb 22, 2010 · Remove all *.swp files underneath the current directory, use the find command in one of the following forms: find . -name \*.swp -type f -delete The -delete option means find will directly …
In a bash shell, is `rm -rf ./*` better/safer than `rm -rf
Jan 14, 2023 · The better solution is rm -rf ./*. Shell globs (wildcards) are expanded before the command is executed, and there is no significant restriction on file names, which means that certain classes of …