This article describes How To Delete Or Remove Folder/Directory In Red Hat Linux
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Some of the notable Linux distros that are actually derived from RHEL include CentOS, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Scientific Linux and Pie Box Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a distribution of the Linux operating system developed for the business market. RHEL was formerly known as Red Hat Linux Advanced Server.
The rm command is a UNIX and Linux command line utility for removing files or directories on a Linux system. In this article, we will clearly explain what actually “rm -rf” command can do in Linux.
In addition, we will share a few useful examples of removing a file, removing a directory, removing multiple files or directories, prompting for confirmation, removing files recursively and forcing removal of files.
The rm command is also one of the frequently used commands on a Linux system, but also a dangerous command that you will discover later on in this article.
By default, the rm command only removes file or files specified on the command line immediately and it doesn’t remove directories.
To remove multiple files at onces, specify the file names one by one (for example: file1 file2) or use a pattern to remove multiple files.
To remove a directory, you can use the -r or -R switch, which tells rm to delete a directory recursively including its content (sub-directories and files).
To prompt for confirmation while deleting a file, use the -i option as shown.
To prompt for confirmation while deleting a directory and its sub-directories, use the -R and -i option.
To remove file or directory forcefully, you can use the option -f force a deletion operation without rm prompting you for confirmation. For example if a file is unwritable, rm will prompt you whether to remove that file or not, to avoid this and simply execute the operation.
When you combine the -r and -f flags, it means that recursively and forcibly remove a directory (and its contents) without prompting for confirmation.
To show more information when deleting a file or directory, use the -v option, this will enable rm command to show what is being done on the standard output.
You should always keep in mind that “rm -rf” is one of the most dangerous commands, that you can never run on a Linux system, especially as root. The following command will clear everything on your root(/) partition.
Now you can find some examples in this video.
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