How To Delete a Linux File?
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1. To delete a file in Linux, you can use the rm command. This command removes the specified file.
Syntax: rm [options] filename
Example: rm myfile.txt
2. Another command you can use to delete files is ‘trash–cli’ which moves files to a trash directory. Syntax: trash–put [options] filename
Example: trash–put myfile.txt
3. You can also use the rmdir command if you want to delete an empty directory.
Syntax: rmdir [options] dirname
Example: rmdir mydir
4. To delete a directory and all its contents, you can use the rm command with the –r option.
Syntax: rm –r [options] dirname
Example: rm –r mydir