basic

Ryan450 · 08-19-2004, 06:07 PM

how do u delete a file in the terminal?

delete *filename here* wont work for me like it did in windows :P

Mephisto · 08-19-2004, 06:16 PM

rm <filename>

to delete a directory and all it's contents

rm -rf <directory>

qcoder · 08-19-2004, 06:17 PM

the command you want is "rm"..... just do a : rm filename

[EDIT] when I hit post reply I found that Mephisto had already answered ...
sorry for reposting....

Tinkster · 08-19-2004, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ryan450
how do u delete a file in the terminal?

delete *filename here* wont work for me like it did in windows :P

How do I get my food in China?

"Bring me those pork-chops!" like at home doesn't work!

My recommendation is to read and learn.
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html

Cheers,
Tink

qcoder · 08-20-2004, 04:38 PM

Another thing you might check out is a book called "LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition"
which can be found here: http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz

detpenguin · 08-20-2004, 11:59 PM

Rute is excellent!!! i've used it several times...easy to read, easy to follow..easy to learn.