Remove a Directory

browser · 08-06-2005, 09:08 PM

Can anyone help me out by letting me know how to remove a directory using Command Line. I struggled to find the answer googling . & also what the command is 4 adding a file . I know how to add a directory= "mkdir /home/test" etc but not adding a file to a directory. Thanks (how 2 remove a Directory & how to add a file)

Matir · 08-06-2005, 09:26 PM

Code:

rm /directory/name
rm -r /directory/name
rm -rf /directory/name

To 'add' a file, you can create an empty file using the 'touch' command.

andy753421 · 08-06-2005, 09:55 PM

You can also use 'rmdir' to remove directorys. The nice thing about rmdir is that it makes sure the directory is empty. You might want to try to avoid using 'rm -rf' (or be careful with it at least) because it can be a very dangerous command, (especially if you're logged in as root). One of my friends accidentally typed 'rm -rf path/to/something *' while in the root directory (notice inbetween the something and the *, he typed a space where he intended to type a /) this caused him to accidentally begin deleting every file off of his hard drive.

As for creating fliles. In windows theres options like "create new text documet" and "create new bitmap image" in linux files are just files. I'm not sure why you would need to create a file though. For most things the easiest way would just to use the program that makes the file (the gimp for images, or a text editor for a text file) and then just save it to a specific location.

eddiebaby1023 · 08-07-2005, 06:28 AM

Quote:

To 'add' a file, you can create an empty file using the 'touch' command.

Or, if you don't like too much typing, just use

Code:

>filename

eddiebaby1023 · 08-07-2005, 06:30 AM

Quote:

The nice thing about rmdir is that it makes sure the directory is empty.

A pedantic point: "empty" directories actually contain two files, "." and "..".

browser · 08-07-2005, 08:19 AM

G,Day.: Thanks for all the tips they worked well . I also got to install a decent Editor that has better features than plain gedit. One more question that I really would like to know . What & how do I use the touch command,Sounds interesting

andy753421 · 08-07-2005, 03:22 PM

Hey, >filename is a neat trick i never knew of.

Anyway, browser, just type 'touch filename' and it will create the file, if you want to know more about the touch, (or any command for that matter) type 'man command' as in 'man touch' and that will tell you about it.

As for a text editor I would suggest either EMACS or a vi derivative (I use Vim, but that's a matter of personal preference, and I know that many people prefer EMACS)

browser · 08-11-2005, 08:28 AM

Thanks Everyone , LinuxQuestions is the best Forum

browser · 08-11-2005, 08:28 AM

Thanks Everyone , LinuxQuestions is the best Forum