rm

Remove files or directories.

Synopsis

tofu rm <files...> [flags]

Description

Remove (unlink) the specified files or directories.

Flags

Flag	Short	Description	Default
--recursive	-r	Remove directories and contents recursively	false
--force	-f	Ignore nonexistent files, never prompt	false
--interactive	-i	Prompt before every removal	false
--dir	-d	Remove empty directories	false
--verbose	-v	Explain what is being done	false

Examples

Remove a file:

tofu rm file.txt

Remove multiple files:

tofu rm file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt

Remove directory recursively:

tofu rm -r directory/

Force remove (no prompts, ignore missing):

tofu rm -rf directory/

Interactive mode:

tofu rm -i file.txt
# Output: rm: remove 'file.txt'? y

Remove empty directory:

tofu rm -d empty_dir/

Verbose output:

tofu rm -v file.txt
# Output: removed 'file.txt'