diff --git a/packaging/tools/remove.sh b/packaging/tools/remove.sh
index b40b94aa7b..a0a1c235c0 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/remove.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/remove.sh
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ remove_service_of() {
 remove_tools_of() {
   _tool=$1
   kill_service_of ${_tool}
-  [ -e "${bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
+  [ -L "${bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
   [ -e "${installDir}/bin/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${installDir}/bin/${_tool} || :
-  [ -e "${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
+  [ -L "${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
 }
 
 remove_bin() {
@@ -236,21 +236,56 @@ function remove_data_and_config() {
   [ -d "${log_dir}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${log_dir}
 }
 
-echo 
-echo "Do you want to remove all the data, log and configuration files? [y/n]"
-read answer
-remove_flag=false
-if [ X$answer == X"y" ] || [ X$answer == X"Y" ]; then
-  confirmMsg="I confirm that I would like to delete all data, log and configuration files"
-  echo "Please enter '${confirmMsg}' to continue"
+function usage() {
+  echo -e "\nUsage: $(basename $0) [-e <yes|no>]"
+  echo "-e: silent mode, specify whether to remove all the data, log and configuration files."
+  echo "  yes: remove the data, log, and configuration files."
+  echo "  no:  don't remove the data, log, and configuration files."
+}
+
+# main
+interactive_remove="yes"
+remove_flag="false"
+
+while getopts "e:h" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    e)
+      interactive_remove="no"
+
+      if [ "$OPTARG" == "yes" ]; then
+        remove_flag="true"
+        echo "Remove all the data, log, and configuration files."
+      elif [ "$OPTARG" == "no" ]; then
+        remove_flag="false"
+        echo "Do not remove the data, log, and configuration files."
+      else
+        echo "Invalid option for -e: $OPTARG"
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      ;;
+    h | *)
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ "$interactive_remove" == "yes" ]; then
+  echo -e "\nDo you want to remove all the data, log and configuration files? [y/n]"
   read answer
-  if [ X"$answer" == X"${confirmMsg}" ]; then    
-    remove_flag=true    
-  else    
-    echo "answer doesn't match, skip this step"    
+  if [ X$answer == X"y" ] || [ X$answer == X"Y" ]; then
+    confirmMsg="I confirm that I would like to delete all data, log and configuration files"
+    echo "Please enter '${confirmMsg}' to continue"
+    read answer
+    if [ X"$answer" == X"${confirmMsg}" ]; then    
+      remove_flag="true"    
+    else    
+      echo "answer doesn't match, skip this step"    
+    fi
   fi
+  echo 
 fi
-echo 
 
 if [ -e ${install_main_dir}/uninstall_${PREFIX}x.sh ]; then
   if [ X$remove_flag == X"true" ]; then  
diff --git a/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh b/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
index 33454d7512..a7eb225704 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function clean_bin() {
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${dumpName2}        || :
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${uninstallScript2}  || :
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/set_core  || :
-    [ -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
+    [ -L ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
 
     if [ "$verMode" == "cluster" ] && [ "$clientName" != "$clientName2" ]; then
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${clientName2} || :
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function clean_bin() {
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${benchmarkName2}   || :
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${dumpName2} || :
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${uninstallScript2} || :
-        [ -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
+        [ -L ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
     fi
 }