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app rmz

Fast rm provides an alternative to rm that focuses on maximizing performance

8 stable releases

new 1.1.5 Mar 23, 2023
1.1.4 Mar 3, 2023
1.1.3 Jan 16, 2023
0.1.0 Nov 27, 2021

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rm zippy

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A zippy alternative to rm, a tool to remove files and directories.

Installation

Use prebuilt binaries

Binaries for a number of platforms are available on the release page.

Build from source

$ cargo +nightly install rmz

To install cargo, follow these instructions.

Usage

Background: https://github.com/SUPERCILEX/fuc/blob/master/README.md

Delete a file:

$ rmz foo

Delete a directory:

$ rmz dir

Ignore non-existent files:

$ rmz -f non-existent

Other options:

$ rmz --help
A zippy alternative to `rm`, a tool to remove files and directories

Usage: rmz[EXE] [OPTIONS] <FILES>...

Arguments:
  <FILES>...
          The files and/or directories to be removed

Options:
  -f, --force
          Ignore non-existent arguments

      --no-preserve-root
          Allow deletion of `/`

  -h, --help
          Print help (use `-h` for a summary)

  -V, --version
          Print version

Dependencies

~2.2–7.5MB
~138K SLoC