Rsync based directory removal

remove_fast.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e

if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
  echo "Usage: $(basename "${0}") <path>"
  exit 1
fi

TO_REMOVE=$(realpath "${1}")

if [ "${2}" = "--force" ]; then
  NO_PROMPT=true
else
  NO_PROMPT=false
fi

echo "Attempting to remove ${TO_REMOVE}."

if [ -d "${TO_REMOVE}" ]; then
  if [ "${NO_PROMPT}" != true ]; then
    read -r -p "Are you sure you want to remove this directory? (y/n): " CONFIRM
  fi
  if [[ "${CONFIRM}" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || [ "${NO_PROMPT}" = true ]; then
    TEMP_PATH=$(mktemp -d)
    rsync -av --prune-empty-dirs --info=progress2 --delete "${TEMP_PATH}/" "${TO_REMOVE}/"
    rmdir "${TO_REMOVE}"
    echo "Removed ${TO_REMOVE}."
    exit 0
  else
    echo "Removal cancelled."
    exit 1
  fi
else
  echo "The specified path is not a directory."
  exit 1
fi