Remove a directory
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In the above example, you would replace "<directory>" with the name of the directory you wish to delete. | In the above example, you would replace "<directory>" with the name of the directory you wish to delete. | ||
| − | <code>- | + | <code>-rf</code> specifies <b>r</b>ecursive and <b>f</b>orce |
Latest revision as of 13:38, 16 October 2010
To remove a directory, use the command below:
$ rm -rf <directory>
In the above example, you would replace "<directory>" with the name of the directory you wish to delete.
-rf specifies recursive and force
