atrm command in Linux with examples

atrm command is used to remove the specified jobs. To remove a job, its job number is passed in the command. A user can only delete jobs that belong to him. Only superuser can delete any job even if that belongs to another user.

Syntax:

atrm [-V] job [job...]

Options:

• -V : Used to print the version number

  atrm -V 

  
• job : Job number of the job which is to be deleted. To see the list of the pending jobs use following:

  

  Example 1: Deleting job number 22.

  atrm 22

  

  Example 2: Deleting multiple jobs in single atrm command:

  atrm 21 26

  

Alternative command for atrm:

Syntax:

 at -r Job 

Example 1: Deleting single job:

 at -r 24

Example 2: Deleting multiple jobs:

at -r 25 27

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