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#  rm command

Removes one or more remote files.

  * Syntax 
  * Remarks 
  * Examples 
  * Converting to .NET Assembly 

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##  Syntax

    
    
    rm <file> [ <file2> ... ]
    

##  Remarks

If [ remote recycle bin ](/eng/docs/ui_login_recycle_bin) is configured, moves
file to the bin instead of deleting it. Filename can be replaced with [
wildcard ](/eng/docs/file_mask) to select multiple files.

Can remove non-empty directories recursively.

Effective [ options ](/eng/docs/scriptcommand_option) : ` [ failonnomatch
](/eng/docs/scriptcommand_option#failonnomatch) `

XML  log element: ` [ rm ](/eng/docs/logging_xml#rm) `

##  Examples

    
    
    [rm](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_rm) index.html
    
    
    [rm](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_rm) index.html about.html
    
    
    [rm](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_rm) *.html

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##  Converting to .NET Assembly

When [ converting script to .NET Assembly ](/eng/docs/library_from_script) ,
map ` rm ` command to ` [ Session.RemoveFiles
](/eng/docs/library_session_removefiles) ` method.

Parameters mapping: Command parameter ` file ` maps to method parameter ` path
` . When multiple file parameters are used, you need to call `
Session.RemoveFiles ` multiple times. You have to [ convert relative paths to
absolute paths ](/eng/docs/library_from_script#paths) .

For example, following script snippet:

    
    
    [cd](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_cd) /home/martinp/public_html
    [rm](https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_rm) index.html about.html

maps to following [ PowerShell ](/eng/docs/library_powershell) code:

    
    
    $session.RemoveFiles("/home/martinp/public_html/index.html")
    $session.RemoveFiles("/home/martinp/public_html/about.html")

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