How To Delete Files On Linux?
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To delete a file, use the rm command in the Terminal. The syntax for the command is:
$ rm [filename]
Replace [filename] with the name of the file you want to delete.
For example, if you wanted to delete a file called “myfile.txt”, you would type the following command:
$ rm myfile.txt
To delete multiple files at once, use the rm command with the -r option and specify the files or directories you want to delete.
For example, if you wanted to delete all the files in the current directory, you can use the following command:
$ rm -r *
This command will delete all the files and subdirectories in the current directory.
To delete a directory and all the files and subdirectories inside it, use the rm command with the -r and -f options.
For example, if you wanted to delete the “mydir” directory and all its contents, you would type:
$ rm -rf mydir