What does rf in rm -rf stand for?

In rm,

• -r stands for recursive
• -f stands for force

Doc :

man rm

said :

    -f, --force
           ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt


    -r, -R, --recursive
           remove directories and their contents recursively

rm means remove

r means recursive, which you have to use when removing an entire folder f means force removal

combined, rm -rf someDirectory means force the recursive removal of someDirectory

-r

Recursively removes directories and subdirectories in the argument list. The directory will be emptied of files and removed. The user is normally prompted for removal of any write-protected files which the directory contains. The write-protected files are removed without prompting, however, if the -f option is used, or if the standard input is not a terminal and the -i option is not used.

I believe it is recursive force