remove all files inside directory linux
# remove everything in a directory
rm /path/to/dir/*
# remove all sub-directories and files
rm -r /path/to/dir/*remove all files inside directory linux
# remove everything in a directory
rm /path/to/dir/*
# remove all sub-directories and files
rm -r /path/to/dir/*remove directory linux
# To delete a single file, use the rm or unlink command followed by the file name:
unlink filename
rm filename
# To delete multiple files at once, use the rm command followed by the file names separated by space.
rm filename1 filename2 filename3
# To remove an empty directory, use either rmdir or rm -d followed by the directory name:
rm -d dirname
rmdir dirname
# To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the rm command with the-r (recursive) option:
rm -r dirname
# To remove non-empty directories and all the files without being prompted, use rm with the -r (recursive) and -f options:
rm -rf dirname
#To remove multiple directories at once, use the rm -r command followed by the directory names separated by space.
rm -r dirname1 dirname2 dirname3remove a file or dir in linux or mac or ubuntu
note:your_file_name can be a dir or a file
sudo rm -r your_file_namehow to delete files in linux
rm <file> .. rm -r <file> .. r stands for recursivehow to delete a file in linux
single:
rm filename
----OR----
unlink filename
multiple:
rm filename1 filename2 filename3
all filetype:
rm *.pdf
with confirmation:
rm -i filename
rm -i filename1 filename2 filename3
without prompting even writeprotected:
rm -f filename
rm -f filename
without a prompt in verbose mode:
rm -fv *.txthow to remove file from directory in linux
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