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Deleting a File: rm

  To delete a file, use the rm command: 
 
              		  rm  file.1

This form of the command will delete the file file.1 immediately. To confirm before proceeding to delete the file, add the -i option: 

 
               		  rm  -i file.1

Alan Silverman
Wed Apr 12 16:54:02 METDST 1995