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.TH RM 1
.SH NAME
rm \- remove files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rm
[
.B -fr
]
.I file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Rm
removes files or directories.
A directory is removed only if it is empty.
Removal of a file requires write permission in its directory,
but neither read nor write permission on the file itself.
The options are
.TP
.B -f
Don't report files that can't be removed.
.TP
.B -r
Recursively delete the
entire contents of a directory
and the directory itself.
.SH SOURCE
.B \*9/src/cmd/rm.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR remove (3)