How To Remove a File In Linux?
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1. To remove a file, you can use the rm command. To use it, open a terminal window and type the following command, replacing “filename” with the name of the file you want to delete:
$ rm filename
2. You can also add the -f flag to the command to force the delete, even if the file is write-protected.
$ rm -f filename
3. If you’re deleting a directory and its contents, you can use the rm -r command. This will recursively delete all of the files and subdirectories in the specified directory.
$ rm -r directoryname
4. To delete all files in the current directory, use the following command:
$ rm *