1# rm<a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001134006266"></a> 2 3- [Command Function](#section181141523142613) 4- [Syntax](#section8800926132619) 5- [Parameters](#section15476229152617) 6- [Usage](#section10578163215262) 7- [Example](#section18548133511263) 8- [Output](#section1565323814265) 9 10## Command Function<a name="section181141523142613"></a> 11 12This command is used to delete a file or folder. 13 14## Syntax<a name="section8800926132619"></a> 15 16rm \[_-r_\] \[_dirname / filename_\] 17 18## Parameters<a name="section15476229152617"></a> 19 20**Table 1** Parameter description 21 22<a name="table1507mcpsimp"></a> 23<table><thead align="left"><tr id="row1513mcpsimp"><th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.220000000000002%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.1"><p id="p1515mcpsimp"><a name="p1515mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1515mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b8231115224817"><a name="b8231115224817"></a><a name="b8231115224817"></a>Parameter</strong></p> 24</th> 25<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="51.519999999999996%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.2"><p id="p1517mcpsimp"><a name="p1517mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1517mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b1599275514488"><a name="b1599275514488"></a><a name="b1599275514488"></a>Description</strong></p> 26</th> 27<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26.26%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.3"><p id="p1519mcpsimp"><a name="p1519mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1519mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b186611453114810"><a name="b186611453114810"></a><a name="b186611453114810"></a>Value Range</strong></p> 28</th> 29</tr> 30</thead> 31<tbody><tr id="row1520mcpsimp"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.220000000000002%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.1 "><p id="p1522mcpsimp"><a name="p1522mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1522mcpsimp"></a>-r</p> 32</td> 33<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="51.519999999999996%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.2 "><p id="p1524mcpsimp"><a name="p1524mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1524mcpsimp"></a>Deletes a directory. This parameter is optional. It is required if a directory is to be deleted.</p> 34</td> 35<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26.26%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.3 "><p id="p1526mcpsimp"><a name="p1526mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1526mcpsimp"></a>N/A</p> 36</td> 37</tr> 38<tr id="row1527mcpsimp"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="22.220000000000002%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.1 "><p id="p1529mcpsimp"><a name="p1529mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1529mcpsimp"></a>dirname/filename</p> 39</td> 40<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="51.519999999999996%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.2 "><p id="p1531mcpsimp"><a name="p1531mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1531mcpsimp"></a>Specifies the name of the file or directory to be deleted. The value can be a path.</p> 41</td> 42<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26.26%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.3 "><p id="p1533mcpsimp"><a name="p1533mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1533mcpsimp"></a>N/A</p> 43</td> 44</tr> 45</tbody> 46</table> 47 48## Usage<a name="section10578163215262"></a> 49 50- The **rm** command deletes only one file or directory at a time. 51- The **rm -r** command can be used to delete a non-empty directory. 52 53## Example<a name="section18548133511263"></a> 54 55Example: 56 571. Run **rm log1.txt**. 582. Run **rm -r sd**. 59 60## Output<a name="section1565323814265"></a> 61 62**Figure 1** Deleting the **log1.txt** file<a name="fig886111415523"></a> 63 64 65**Figure 2** Deleting the **sd** directory<a name="fig20659194885211"></a> 66 67 68
