RMGuard Command Reference

Complete list of the main user-facing RMGuard commands and options.

Main Commands

Shows the complete help menu, including usage, options, configuration, bypass methods, and repository links.

rmguard --help
rmguard -h

Shows the current installed version, copyright, license, and repository URL.

rmguard --version
rmguard -v

Checks whether RMGuard is installed and active in the current shell.

rmguard --status
rmguard -s

Checks GitHub releases, compares versions, and can install an available update.

rmguard --check-updates
rmguard -c

rm file.txt
rm -r directory/
rm -f *.tmp
rm /tmp/test.txt

rm -rf /
rm -rf /etc
rm -rf /bin
rm -rf /var
rm -rf /usr
rm --no-preserve-root /

RM_GUARD=0 rm -rf /dangerous/path
rm --no-guard -rf /dangerous/path
unset -f rm
export RM_GUARD=0
/bin/rm -rf /path
command rm -rf /path

Use bypass methods only when you know exactly what you are deleting.

Name	Purpose
`RM_GUARD`	Controls whether RMGuard is active. Use `1` for active and `0` for disabled.
`ALLOW_TOPLEVEL`	Defines top-level paths allowed by configuration.
`RM_GUARD_SHELL_LOADED`	Internal marker exported when the shell wrapper is loaded.

RMGuard reads configuration from /etc/rmguard.conf.

# Disable globally (not recommended)
# RM_GUARD=0

# Allowed top-level paths
ALLOW_TOPLEVEL="/tmp /var/tmp"

sudo bash ./scripts/install.sh
source /etc/profile
rmguard --status
type rm

cd RMGUARD-Linux
sudo bash ./scripts/uninstall.sh