Command-line tool

rip2

brew/rip2

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Safe and ergonomic alternative to rm

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

cargo install rip2

macOS

brew install rip2
cargo install rip2

Linux

brew install rip2
cargo install rip2

Remove files or directories from specified locations and place them in the graveyard

rip path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Interactively remove files or directories, with a prompt before every removal

rip -i path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

List all files and directories in the graveyard that were originally within the current directory

rip -s

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