[NAME] rm \- remove files or directories [DESCRIPTION] This manual page documents the GNU version of .BR rm . .B rm removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove directories. .P If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given, .B rm prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. .SH OPTIONS [SEE ALSO] chattr(1), shred(1)