e2rm(1)

e2rm1

Removes files and directories on an ext2 filesystem

Usage

e2rm [options] files ...

Overview

The e2rm command removes files and directories on an ext2 filesystem.

Options

-r

Recursively delete files if a directory name is given.

-v

Be verbose.

Note

This program expects to have a full ext2 file specification for each argument.

Examples

Remove a file

e2rm -v boot.img:/boot/grub/grub.c1 /boot/grub/grub.c2

Remove a directory and all the files

e2rm -r boot.img:/boot/grub

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 3.1–10
  2. 11–13

Author

The e2tools were written by Keith Sheffield <[email protected]>.

This manual page was written by Lucas Wall <[email protected]>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

From e2tools 0.1.2-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.