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9

bash remove directory

rm -rf directory-name
Posted by: Guest on March-23-2020
35

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 dirname3
Posted by: Guest on March-13-2020
5

bash remove directory

# EXAMPLE
rm -r YourFolderName

# SYNTAX
# rm [option(s)-if-any] <folder(s)-to-remove-including-contents>

# +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
# | OPTIONS |  DESCRIPTION                                                     |
# +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
# |   -f    |  Force: ignore nonexistent files, never prompt                   |
# |   -i    |  Interactive: prompt before every removal                        |
# |   -I    |  Interactive: only prompt before removing more than three files  |
# |   -r    |  Recursive: remove directories and their contents recursively    |
# |   -v    |  Verbose:  explain what is being done                            |
# +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Posted by: Guest on June-24-2020
3

delete a directory bash script

rmdir dirname
Posted by: Guest on August-12-2020
6

remove directory and contents linux

rm -r path
Posted by: Guest on June-27-2020

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