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# 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.
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rm -rf /path/to/directory/*remove folder and contents linux
# Remove Single File Using rm:
rm file1.txt
# Remove Directory and it's contents:
rm -r dir1 # '-r' is short for '-recursive'
# Remove empty Directory:
rm -d dir1 # '-d' is short for '-dir'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 foldernameCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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