What is the difference between rm -r and rm -f? - Super User
Sep 20, 2016 · What do you mean they give the same result? rm -r emptydir removes that directory, rm -f emptydir does not. These are two completely different command line options, …
linux - Remove file without asking - Super User
Oct 12, 2011 · How can I remove a file without asking the user if he agrees to delete the file? I am writing shell script and use rm function, but it asks "remove regular file?" and I …
find: "-exec rm {} \;" vs. "-delete" - why is the former widely ...
The -exec rm is not recommendable on many systems, for reasons I gave - lack of support, or a desire to restrict process count. "widely recommended" does not mean ideal for all …
rm: cannot remove `dir-name': Directory not empty - Super User
Dec 20, 2023 · rm: cannot remove `dir-name': Directory not empty Ask Question Asked 2 years ago Modified 2 years ago
What does "rm -rf" do? - Super User
Sep 4, 2017 · The rm command removes files. The -r option will perform a recursive removal and the -f option will remove files without prompting you to confirm that you wish to have them …
What is the equivalent of rm -rf in Powershell? - Super User
As we all know, on a *nix system, rm -rf some_directory removes some_directory and all files beneath it recursively, without asking for confirmation. What is the equivalent of this command in
What's the equivalent to 'rm -rf' with Windows command?
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linux - Why does 'mv' not need '-r' to work with directories, but …
Oct 23, 2022 · I am learning basic Linux commands. This seems counterintuitive: Why do copy (cp) and remove (rm) require the recursive option (-R, --recursive) to interact with directories, …
How to recursively delete directory from command line in …
Aug 23, 2010 · rmdir /? will give you the full details of the command line arguments - S is "Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. …
linux - Why does it take a long time to delete big files if `rm` can …
Nov 7, 2025 · I know that that it takes a long time to remove a big file because big files have larger number of blocks to be unlinked. But when I interrupt an ongoing rm of a large file, the file is …