rm -rf in PowerShell/pwsh

Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

<#
.DESCRIPTION
Deletes the specified file or directory (recursively) if it exists.
.PARAMETER Path
The path of the file or directory to delete.
.OUTPUTS
System.Boolean. $false if something existed but could not be removed, $true otherwise.
.NOTES
This is highly inspired by the 'rm -rf' command in Unix-like systems.
#>
function rmrf {
    [OutputType([bool])]
    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromRemainingArguments)]
        [string[]]$Path
    )
    $allSucceeded = $true
    foreach ($p in $Path) {
        $items = Get-Item -LiteralPath $p -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        if (-not $items) {
            $items = Get-ChildItem -Path $p -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            if (-not $items) {
                Write-Verbose "No items found at path: $p"
                continue
            }
        }
        foreach ($item in $items) {
            try {
                if ($item -is [System.IO.FileSystemInfo] -and $null -ne $item.LinkTarget) {
                    Write-Verbose "Removing symbolic link $($item.FullName)"
                    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($item.FullName, 'Remove')) {
                        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $item.FullName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
                    }
                }
                elseif ($item.PSIsContainer) {
                    Write-Verbose "Removing directory $($item.FullName) recursively"
                    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($item.FullName, 'Remove')) {
                        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $item.FullName -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
                    }
                }
                else {
                    Write-Verbose "Removing file $($item.FullName)"
                    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($item.FullName, 'Remove')) {
                        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $item.FullName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
                    }
                }
                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $item.FullName) {
                    Write-Verbose "Failed to remove $($item.FullName)"
                    $allSucceeded = $false
                }
            }
            catch {
                Write-Verbose "Error removing $($item.FullName): $_"
                $allSucceeded = $false
            }
        }
    }
    return $allSucceeded
}

Location of that file? Open a powershell terminal and enter $profile:

PS C:\> $profile
C:\Users\username\Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1