nushell/docs/commands/rm.md

rm

Remove file(s).

Usage

> rm ...args {flags} 

Parameters

• ...args: the file path(s) to remove

Flags

• -h, --help: Display this help message
• -t, --trash: use the platform's recycle bin instead of permanently deleting
• -p, --permanent: don't use recycle bin, delete permanently
• -r, --recursive: delete subdirectories recursively
• -f, --force: suppress error when no file

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