---
name: "g.mremove"
section: "1grass"
platform: "linux"
package: "grass-doc"
version: "6.4.4-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/g.mremove"
---

# g.mremove(1grass)

Removes data base element files from the user's current mapset.

## NAME

**g.mremove**  - Removes data base element files from the user's current mapset.

## KEYWORDS

general, map management

## SYNOPSIS

**g.mremove**\
 **g.mremove help**\
 **g.mremove** \[-**refb**\]  \[**rast**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**rast3d**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**vect**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**oldvect**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**asciivect**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**icon**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**labels**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**sites**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**region**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**region3d**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**group**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[**3dview**=*string*\[,*string*,...\]\]   \[--**verbose**\]  \[--**quiet**\]

### Flags:

- **-r**

  Use basic regular expressions instead of wildcards

- **-e**

  Use extended regular expressions instead of wildcards

- **-f**

  Force removal (required for actual deletion of files)

- **-b**

  Remove base maps

- **--verbose**

  Verbose module output

- **--quiet**

  Quiet module output

### Parameters:

- **rast**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  rast file(s) to be removed

- **rast3d**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  rast3d file(s) to be removed

- **vect**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  vect file(s) to be removed

- **oldvect**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  oldvect file(s) to be removed

- **asciivect**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  asciivect file(s) to be removed

- **icon**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  icon file(s) to be removed

- **labels**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  labels file(s) to be removed

- **sites**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  sites file(s) to be removed

- **region**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  region file(s) to be removed

- **region3d**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  region3d file(s) to be removed

- **group**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  group file(s) to be removed

- **3dview**=*string\[,string*,...\]

  3dview file(s) to be removed

## DESCRIPTION

*g.mremove* removes data files matching a pattern given by wildcards or POSIX Extended Regular Expressions. If the **-f** force flag is not given then nothing is removed, instead the list of selected file names is printed to stdout as a preview of the files to be deleted.

## EXAMPLE

Delete all raster maps starting with "tmp\_" in the current mapset:\
\
 `  g.mremove -f "tmp_*"`\

## SEE ALSO

*g.remove*

Regular expression (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

## AUTHOR

Huidae Cho\
 grass4u@gmail.com

*Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 10:42:51 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $*

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