• Zorsith
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    6 hours ago

    Correct me if im wrong, i assume switch “-rf” is short for “Root File”, for the starting point of recursion

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      6 hours ago

      No, -r and -f are two different switches. -r is recursive, used so that it also removes folders within the directory. -f is force (so overriding all confirmations, etc).