What is the difference between rm -r and rm -f? - Super User
Sep 20, 2016 · What do you mean they give the same result? rm -r emptydir removes that directory, rm -f emptydir does not. These are two completely different command line options, …
find: "-exec rm {} \;" vs. "-delete" - why is the former widely ...
The -exec rm is not recommendable on many systems, for reasons I gave - lack of support, or a desire to restrict process count. "widely recommended" does not mean ideal for all …
linux - Why does it take a long time to delete big files if `rm` can …
Nov 7, 2025 · I know that that it takes a long time to remove a big file because big files have larger number of blocks to be unlinked. But when I interrupt an ongoing rm of a large file, the file is …
linux - Delete matching files in all subdirectories - Super User
Feb 22, 2010 · Remove all *.swp files underneath the current directory, use the find command in one of the following forms: find . -name \*.swp -type f -delete The -delete option means find will …
What is an efficient way to play .rm files? [duplicate]
VLC cannot play rm files by default; you need to install at least Real Alternative codec, and it may work in that way. VLC out of the box can play only RM stream files (audio).
linux - How to delete only writable files? - Super User
Dec 1, 2025 · In a script I want to delete specified files, but only if they are writable (by the caller). I thought yes n | rm ... would do the work, but apparently not: > touch t/beta t/gamma ; chmod …
"rm: descend into directory" - what does it mean? - Super User
What do I do when the command line asks: rm: descend into directory '.emacs.d'? a@b:~$ sudo rm -r -i .emacs.d [sudo] password for a: rm: descend into directory `.emacs.d'? Is there a …
linux - Can't delete the file with rm command - Super User
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linux - Why does 'mv' not need '-r' to work with directories, but …
Oct 23, 2022 · I am learning basic Linux commands. This seems counterintuitive: Why do copy (cp) and remove (rm) require the recursive option (-R, --recursive) to interact with directories, …
rm - Remove everything except? - Super User
Possible Duplicate: Remove all files but one with rm In unix, to remove zip files in a directory one can simply type rm *.zip How can one remove everything except zip files?