---
name: "uu-rm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-rm"
---

# uu-rm(1)

Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

## NAME

rm - Remove (unlink) the FILE(s)

## SYNOPSIS

**rm** \[OPTION\]... FILE...

## 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

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    always

  - •

    once

  - •

    never

- **--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**\[=*\<all\>*\]

  do not remove '/' (default); with 'all', reject any command line argument on a separate device from its parent

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    all

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

  remove directories and their contents recursively

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

  remove empty directories

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

  explain what is being done

- **-g**, **--progress**

  display a progress bar. Note: this feature is not supported by GNU coreutils.

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

  Print help

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

  Print version

- \[*files*\]

  ## EXTRA

By default, rm does not remove directories. Use the --recursive (-r or -R) option to remove each listed directory, too, along with all of its contents

To remove a file whose name starts with a '-', for example '-foo', use one of these commands: rm -- -foo

rm ./-foo

Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it might be possible to recover some of its contents, given sufficient expertise and/or time. For greater assurance that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.

## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0