remove dir command code example
Example 1: 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
Example 2: how to remove directory in cmd
# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory
# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory
rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/
Example 3: remove directory and contents
rm -R directory
Example 4: remove all directrories in onde command hit
rm -R -- */
Example 5: remove directory from linux
rm -r filename
rm -rf filename
this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully
Example 6: how to delete a dir in linux
#In linux Terminal:
#To make a directory:
mkdir directory_name
#To delete a directory:
rmdir directory_name