This command deletes the file named "Chapter1.bad" (assuming you have permission to delete this file).

rm Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter3

This command deletes the files named "Chapter1", "Chapter2", and "Chapter3".

rm -i Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter3

This command prompts you before deleting any of the three files specified. The -i option stands for inquire. You must answer y (for yes) for each file you really want to delete. This can be a safer way to delete files.

rm *.html

This command deletes all files in the current directory whose filename ends with the characters ".html".

rm index*

This command deletes all files in the current directory whose filename begins with the characters "index".

rm -r new-novel

This command deletes the directory named "new-novel". This directory, and all of its' contents, are erased from the disk, including any sub-directories and files.