---
name: "sxrm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sx"
version: "2.0+ds-4+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sxrm"
---

# sxrm(1)

remove files or directories

## NAME

sxrm - remove files or directories

## SYNOPSIS

**sxrm** \[*OPTIONS*\]... *sx://*\[*profile@*\]*cluster/volume/path*...

## DESCRIPTION

Remove files or directories from SX volumes.

## OPTIONS

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

  Print help and exit

- **--full-help**

  Print help, including hidden options, and exit

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

  Print version and exit

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

  Recursively remove entire directories

- **--ignore-errors**

  When deleting multiple files, keep processing them even when errors occur. Without this option, sxrm stops at the first error.

- **-c**, **--config-dir**=*PATH*

  Path to the SX configuration directory (default: ~/.sx)

- **-f**, **--filter-dir**=*PATH*

  Path to the SX filter directory (default: /usr/lib/sxclient)

- **-D**, **--debug**

  Enable debug messages.

## EXAMPLES

To recursively remove the directory 'example' from the volume 'data' run:\
     **sxrm -r sx://cluster/data/example/**\

## SEE ALSO

[**sxls**(1)](/sxls/1.md), [**sxmv**(1)](/sxmv/1.md), [**sxcp**(1)](/sxcp/1.md), [**sxcat**(1)](/sxcat/1.md), [**sxrev**(1)](/sxrev/1.md), [**sxinit**(1)](/sxinit/1.md)