removing directories in linux code example
Example 1: delete directory linux
rm -rf dir1
Example 2: 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 3: removing directories in linux
# find . -type d -name '*_cache' -exec rm -r {} +
Example 4: remove folder in all sub folders linux command
$ find /start/search/from/this/dir -name "dirname-to-delete" -type d -exec /bin/rm -rf {} +