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title: Bash rm
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## Bash command: rm
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### Usage
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**Delete a File**
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```bash
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rm <file name or file path>
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```
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**Delete a Directory**
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```bash
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rm -R <folder name or folder path>
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```
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There are few commonly used arguments:
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- `-r` , means to recursively delete all the folders inside a directory.
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- `-f` , means to forcefully delete anything folder or file.
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- `-rf` , means that both arguments will be used together.
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### Warning
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This command is capable of deleting many files at once with ease. This can be beneficial, but also dangerous. Use at your own risk
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### More Information:
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* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_(Unix))
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* [Linux](https://linux.die.net/man/1/rm)
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