Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

what is the function of "rm -rf"

  1. remount recursively and forcefully

  2. remove recursively and forcefully

  3. remodulate recursively and forcefully

  4. remanifacture recursively and forcefully
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The 'rm -rf' command in Linux combines two flags: '-r' for recursive (removing directories and their contents) and '-f' for force (ignoring nonexistent files and never prompt). Together, these create a powerful command that removes files and directories recursively and forcefully without confirmation, making option B the correct explanation.

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