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rm

Delete files on device.

declare class Adb {
  rm(
    filenames: string | string[],
    options?: { recursive?: boolean; force?: boolean },
  ): Promise<string>;
}

Delete readonly files without --force​

Normally when deleting readonly files, rm requires the --force option to be specified. However, rm on some old versions of Android doesn't support --force option and always prints a prompt.

This method adds </dev/null to the command, making the command non-interactive, so deleting readonly files works without --force option on all versions of Android.

Note that the --force option also disables the error message when the target doesn't exist. This method can't do that.

Examples​

Delete a single file​

await adb.rm("/sdcard/Download/foo.txt");
Equivalent ADB Command
adb shell rm /sdcard/Download/foo.txt </dev/null

Delete a directory​

await adb.rm("/sdcard/Download/foo", { recursive: true });
Equivalent ADB Command
adb shell rm -r /sdcard/Download/foo </dev/null

Delete multiple files​

await adb.rm(["/sdcard/Download/foo.txt", "/sdcard/Download/bar.txt"]);
Equivalent ADB Command
adb shell rm -r /sdcard/Download/foo.txt /sdcard/Download/bar.txt </dev/null