Author Topic: How to delete a directory with all its content from command line(CLI)or console? (Read 8110 times)

Noob · « **on:** December 03, 2007, 09:53:37 PM »

Unfortunately I am very new to linux but have I have assigned some crictical operation on our linux server.
I have to delete a directory and all its content from server from command line interface.
How I do ?

rm <filename> say directory not empty.

Ricky · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2007, 06:52:32 AM »

You should see man page for "rm"
Try following command:

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rm -rf <filename>

satyamonline007 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2007, 07:29:05 AM »

Ok u want delete the folder at a time with inside all contentents of files & folders

Below given the command Type in Terminal ....
# rm -rf <filename or foldername>

Noob · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2007, 12:05:49 PM »

Thankyou Satyam and Ricky
It worked like charm

ashokroy20002000 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2008, 06:03:15 PM »

Hi,
It is so easy to delete ----

# rm -rf <file or directory name>

Author Topic: How to delete a directory with all its content from command line(CLI)or console? (Read 8110 times)

Noob

How to delete a directory with all its content from command line(CLI)or console?

Ricky

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satyamonline007

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Noob

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ashokroy20002000

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