delete file linux code example
Example 1: find operating system linux
#Get details about linux distro
cat /etc/os-releaseExample 2: remove file extension bash
$ filename=foo.txt
$ echo "${filename%.*}"
fooExample 3: delete empty files bash
# This will delete all empty files in directory /tmp
find /tmp -size 0 -print -deleteExample 4: 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 dirname3Example 5: delete file linux terminal
rm filename
# or add -rf if you don't want to see confirmExample 6: bash delete file
# EXAMPLE
rm YourFileName.ext
# SYNTAX
# rm [option(s)-if-any] <your-file-name-with-extension>
# +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
# | 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 |
# +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------+