---
name: "rust-rm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-rm"
---

# rust-rm(1)

Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

## NAME

rm - Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

## SYNOPSIS

**rm** \[**-f**\|**--force**\] \[**-i** \] \[**-I** \] \[**--interactive**\] \[**--one-file-system**\] \[**--no-preserve-root**\] \[**--preserve-root**\] \[**-r**\|**--recursive**\] \[**-d**\|**--dir**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*files*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

## OPTIONS

- **-f**, **--force**

  ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt

- **-i**

  prompt before every removal

- **-I**

  prompt once before removing more than three files, or when removing recursively. Less intrusive than -i, while still giving some protection against most mistakes

- **--interactive**=*WHEN*

  prompt according to WHEN: never, once (-I), or always (-i). Without WHEN, prompts always

- **--one-file-system**

  when removing a hierarchy recursively, skip any directory that is on a file system different from that of the corresponding command line argument (NOT IMPLEMENTED)

- **--no-preserve-root**

  do not treat '/' specially

- **--preserve-root**

  do not remove '/' (default)

- **-r**, **--recursive**

  remove directories and their contents recursively

- **-d**, **--dir**

  remove empty directories

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  explain what is being done

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*files*\]

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30