Linux rm and rmdir command
Oftentimes, files or directories that are no longer needed need
to be removed. To remove files, use the rm command.
$ ls
shopping_list.txt to_do_list.txt
$ rm shopping_list.txt
$ ls
to_do_list.txt
Similar to mkdir and many other commands, list multiple files to be
removed by separating them with spaces.
The command rmdircan be used
to remove empty directories, but it will not work if the directory
still has something in it.
$ cd ../
$ ls
Desktop lists notes
$ mkdir empty_dir
$ ls
Desktop empty_dir lists notes
$ rmdir empty_dir
$ ls
Desktop lists notes
$ rmdir lists
rmdir: lists: Directory not empty
$ ls
Desktop lists notes
If you want to remove a directory and its contents, add the -r
flag to the rm command.
$ ls
Desktop lists notes
$ rm -r lists
$ ls
Desktop notes
Note: Before
using rm -r, or any other form of rm for that matter, be
sure that what is about to be deleted is no longer needed!
There is no undo, and no easy way to recover deleted files!
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