In this video I will show you how to delete or permanently delete files, folders or directories in Linux. The operating system I installed on my server during this video tutorial was Ubuntu Linux. These commands will also work on other Linux operating systems.
Commands for deleting files:
There are two ways to delete or delete files in Linux. You can use /"unlink/" or /"rm/".
unlink filename.extension
rm filename.extension
You can delete or delete multiple files in a single command by using /"rm/" and separating each file you want to delete with a space. The files you delete do not have to have the same extension to be deleted using a single command. You cannot use the /"unlink/" command to delete multiple files.
rm filename.extension filename.extension
Commands to delete directories or folders:
rm -rf directory name or folder name
To delete files or folders starting with a letter such as /"b/", type the following command:
rm -rf b*
You can also add more letters or even words to the command above before the star (*)
To delete files with a specific file extension such as /".json/" type the following command:
rm -rf *json
Command syntax: rm -rf *extension
To delete an entire directory or folder, leaving it empty, type the following command:
rm-rf *
To list all files and folders in your current directory, type the following command:
ls
Abbreviation key
rm Delete
r Recursive (delete files and folders without prompting)
f Force (delete write-protected files and folders)
-rf Recursive force
* Wildcard
ls list
Timestamp:
0:00 Introduction and context
0:10 How to list files in current directory (ls)
0:25 Unlink and rm commands to delete a single file in terminal
1:44 How to delete directories or folders in Linux terminal
2:36 How to delete an entire directory to completely empty it
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