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title: "rm"
slug: "rm"
updated: 2026-10-08T04:57:29Z
published: 2026-10-08T04:57:29Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/rm"
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# rm

Available in Classic and VPC

Delete an object stored in Ncloud Storage.

              Caution

              

Deleted objects cannot be recovered. Buckets with versioning enabled will have a deletion marker added, and previous versions will be retained. If you use the `--recursive` option, first verify the items to be deleted using the `--dryrun` option.

## Syntax

The `rm` syntax is as follows:

```
aws s3 rm \
<s3-uri> \
[--dryrun] \
[--quiet] \
[--include <include>] \
[--exclude <exclude>] \
[--recursive] \
[--only-show-errors] \
[--page-size <page-size>] \
--endpoint-url <endpoint-url>
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `rm`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `rm`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `&lt;s3-uri&gt;` | String | Required | Object's S3 URI - `s3://{bucket_name}/{object_name}` format |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `rm`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--dryrun` | Boolean | Optional | Checks the results of the command without actually executing it. |
| `--quiet` | Boolean | Optional | Does not display the response. |
| `--include` | String | Optional | Includes only objects matching the specified pattern in the command. - Applied in the specified order. |
| `--exclude` | String | Optional | Excludes objects matching the specified pattern from the command. - Applied in the specified order. |
| `--recursive` | Boolean | Optional | Deletes all subobjects in the specified path. |
| `--only-show-errors` | Boolean | Optional | Displays only errors; other response values are not displayed. |
| `--page-size` | Integer | Optional | Number of items per page - `1`-`1000` |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `aws` subcommands, see [Ncloud Storage options](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

When you run the command, the path of the deleted object is displayed.

### Command

The following is an example command for deleting a single object.

```
aws s3 rm s3://my-test-bucket/docs/moved.txt \
--endpoint-url=https://kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

The following is an example command for deleting all objects in a bucket, except those with a specific file extension.

```
aws s3 rm s3://my-test-bucket/ \
--recursive \
--exclude "*.jpg" \
--endpoint-url=https://kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

### Output

The following is an example output for deleting a single object.

```
delete: s3://my-test-bucket/docs/moved.txt
```

The following is an example output for deleting all objects in a bucket, excluding those with specific file extensions. Folders created in the console are stored as empty objects and are therefore included in the list of items to be deleted.

```
delete: s3://my-test-bucket/docs/
delete: s3://my-test-bucket/docs/report.txt
delete: s3://my-test-bucket/sample.txt
```