What is the command for deleting a directory?

runnerpaul · 03-22-2007, 04:31 AM

syg00 · 03-22-2007, 04:45 AM

Start with "man rmdir" - in need proceed to "man rm".

binary_0011 · 03-22-2007, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by runnerpaul

What is the command for deleting a directory?

rm -r directoryname --force

jerril · 03-22-2007, 05:55 AM

Similar to binary_0011, but easier to type:

rm -rf directoryname

jer

pixellany · 03-22-2007, 07:18 AM

rm -rf will remove a directory and its contents without prompting you to be sure that's what you want.

rmdir removes only an empty directory---much safer: clean out the directory, then remove it

mukund_chavan · 03-22-2007, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by runnerpaul

What is the command for deleting a directory?

root# rmdir dir_name --> if directory is empty
root# rm -fr dir_name