Delete multiple files in one command

On the Linux command line, I want to delete 3 files in one command, how would I do it?

For instance, I want to delete:

public_html.tar.gz
dbapp.sql
dbwp.sql

2 Answers

rm takes as many arguments as you pass it. Up to the maximum command line length, usually 32,760 odd characters.

In this case:

rm public_html.tar.gz dbapp.sql dbwp.sql

To forcibly delete, without confirmation prompts (potentially dangerous!)

rm -f FILE1 FILE2 ...

See also: man 1 rm

Just list them all in a singe line command using rm -f. It won't restrict you to a single file entry per delete. The -f options ensures it doesn't prompt you when removing a file.

rm public_html.tar.gz dbapp.sql dbwp.sql