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How to delete a directory containing files and folders?

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How to delete a directory containing files and folders?..

Answer / wizard_cmp@yahoo.co.in

rm -r <dir_name>

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How to delete a directory containing files and folders?..

Answer / subbareddy kake

rm <file name>: For deleting the file

rm -i:It will ask conformation

rmdir:For removing the directory

rm -r:It remove recursively all files and directory itself

rm -rf: for deleting the all files and subdirectories in
current directory

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How to delete a directory containing files and folders?..

Answer / padmanaban

"find -type d -iname 'directoryname' | xargs rm -rf" this is
also a way to remove the folder and files.

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