Command and Option Description

rm -d Remove an empty directory using the rm command.

rm -r Remove a non-empty directory and its content.

rm -f Ignore any prompt when deleting a write-protected file.

rm -rf Ignore any prompt when deleting a write-protected non-empty folder.

rm -i Output a prompt before deleting every file.

rm -I Output a prompt only once before deleting more than three files.

rm * Wildcard that represents multiple characters.

rm ? Wildcard that represents a single character.

rmdir -p Remove an empty subdirectory and its parent directory.

rmdir -v Print the information that the specified directory was deleted.