diff --git a/bashrc.txt b/bashrc.txt
index 3e5f42c6..b021230d 100644
--- a/bashrc.txt
+++ b/bashrc.txt
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ alias iumnt="doas umount /home/brian/iphone"
 alias kmnt="doas mount /dev/sda /mnt/media/kobo"
 alias kumnt="doas umount /dev/sda /mnt/media/kobo"
 alias rm="newrm -vi"
-alias {rcrm,rrm}="doas xargs -d\\n rm -v" # when piped after locate or find command, recursively removes outputted files
+alias {rcrm,rrm}="doas xargs -d\\n rm -r -v" # when piped after locate or find command, recursively removes outputted files
 alias mv="mv -v"
 alias ln="ln -i"
 alias {doasedit,sudoedit}="doas rnano"