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how to remove folder in terminal linux

To remove an empty directory, use the rmdir command as follows:
$ rmdir foldername

If the directory still contains files or subdirectories, the rmdir command does not remove the directory.
To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r.

$ rm -r foldernam

Shell/Bash By Adam Al-Rahman
Posted by: Guest on July-03-2021
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how to remove folder from linux terminal

To remove an empty directory, use the rmdir command as follows:
$ rmdir foldername

If the directory still contains files or subdirectories, the rmdir command does not remove the directory.
To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r.

$ rm -r foldername
Posted by: Guest on April-07-2021

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