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rm

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rm(list, options = {}) public

Options: force noop verbose

Remove file(s) specified in list. This method cannot remove directories. All StandardErrors are ignored when the :force option is set.

FileUtils.rm %w( junk.txt dust.txt )
FileUtils.rm Dir.glob('*.so')
FileUtils.rm 'NotExistFile', :force => true   # never raises exception

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# File lib/fileutils.rb, line 543
  def rm(list, options = {})
    fu_check_options options, OPT_TABLE['rm']
    list = fu_list(list)
    fu_output_message "rm#{options[:force] ? ' -f' : ''} #{list.join ' '}" if options[:verbose]
    return if options[:noop]

    list.each do |path|
      remove_file path, options[:force]
    end
  end

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