NAME
rm – remove files

SYNOPSIS
rm [ –fr ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
Rm removes files or directories. A directory is removed only if it is empty. Removal of a file requires write permission in its directory, but neither read nor write permission on the file itself. The options are
–f    Don't report files that can't be removed.
–r    Recursively delete the entire contents of a directory and the directory itself.

SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/rm.c

SEE ALSO
remove(2)
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