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Linux rm -i

The option ‘i’ stands for ‘interactivity’. Before deleting a file it will ask you whether you want to delete it or not. To delete a file use command:

and to delete a directory use command:

We have given an example below, just have a look.

As you can see, the ‘file.txt’ file has been deleted with the command rm -i and ‘multi’ directory has been deleted with the command rm -ri.