# Remove Single File Using rm:
rm file1.txt
# Remove Directory and it's contents:
rm -r dir1 			# '-r' is short for '-recursive' 
# Remove empty Directory:
rm -d dir1 			# '-d' is short for '-dir'

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Contributed on Nov 01 2020

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remove directory from linux

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rm -r filename

rm -rf filename

this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully

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Contributed on Oct 04 2020

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delete folder in linux

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rm -r -f folderName

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remove directory and contents linux

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rm -r path

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Contributed on Jun 27 2020

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delete dir linux

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rmdir dir1

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Contributed on Feb 09 2021

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how to delete a dir in linux

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#In linux Terminal:
	#To make a directory:
		mkdir directory_name
	#To delete a directory: 
		rmdir directory_name

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Contributed on Nov 19 2020

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rm directory linux

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To remove an empty directory, use either rmdir or rm -d followed by the directory name: 
rm -d dirname rmdir dirname.
To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the rm command with the -r (recursive) option: 
rm -r dirname.

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Contributed on Oct 06 2020

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