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How do I remove a directory and all of its files?

 
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Jeff Thomas_1
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‎04-20-2001 08:05 AM

‎04-20-2001 08:05 AM

How do I remove a directory and all of its files?

I have a directory which contains files that I wish to delete. How do I go through this. I know the rmdir command will allow me to remove the directory, but it won't let me do it with all the files and subdirectories in it.
Thanks so much for helping a newbie!
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alberto vasquez
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‎04-20-2001 08:08 AM

‎04-20-2001 08:08 AM

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Re: How do I remove a directory and all of its files?

Try rm.

# rm -R /directory
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Rob Smith
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‎04-20-2001 08:08 AM

‎04-20-2001 08:08 AM

Re: How do I remove a directory and all of its files?

Hi, the command is rm -R but be very careful that you are deleting what you really want to delete. You can use the -f option to not be prompted for every deletion. Hope this helps.

Rob

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