nushell/docs/commands/rm.md

title	layout	version
rm	command	0.59.1

Remove file(s).

Signature

> rm ...rest --trash --permanent --recursive --force --quiet

Parameters

• ...rest: the file path(s) to remove
• --trash: use the platform's recycle bin instead of permanently deleting
• --permanent: don't use recycle bin, delete permanently
• --recursive: delete subdirectories recursively
• --force: suppress error when no file
• --quiet: suppress output showing files deleted

Examples

Delete or move a file to the system trash (depending on 'rm_always_trash' config option)

> rm file.txt

Move a file to the system trash

> rm --trash file.txt

Delete a file permanently

> rm --permanent file.txt

Delete a file, and suppress errors if no file is found

> rm --force file.txt