rm for filesystem

Remove files and directories.

Signature

> rm (filename) ...rest --trash --permanent --recursive --force --verbose --interactive --interactive-once

Parameters

  • filename: the path of the file you want to remove
  • ...rest: additional file path(s) to remove
  • --trash (-t): move to the platform's trash instead of permanently deleting. not used on android and ios
  • --permanent (-p): delete permanently, ignoring the 'always_trash' config option. always enabled on android and ios
  • --recursive (-r): delete subdirectories recursively
  • --force (-f): suppress error when no file
  • --verbose (-v): print names of deleted files
  • --interactive (-i): ask user to confirm action
  • --interactive-once (-I): ask user to confirm action only once

Examples

Delete, or move a file to the trash (based on the 'always_trash' config option)

> rm file.txt

Move a file to the trash

> rm --trash file.txt

Delete a file permanently, even if the 'always_trash' config option is true

> rm --permanent file.txt

Delete a file, ignoring 'file not found' errors

> rm --force file.txt

Delete all 0KB files in the current directory

> ls | where size == 0KB and type == file | each { rm $in.name } | null