RM & RMDIR (File and Folder Deletion on Fedora)

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Author: Tripp W Black

Created: 08/07/2008 at 08:31 PM

 

Category:
Linux
Utilities

rmdir directory-name
- removes the directory named 'directory-name' if it is empty.

rm -r directory-name
- removes the directory and its contents except you have to approve each action with a 'y' (yes).

rm -rf directory name
- removes the directory and its contents w/o any confirmation.

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