To be clear, this removes the directories and all files and sub-directories contained within them. To delete directories that are not empty, use the -r recursive option. It does not prompt for confirmation even if files are write-protected. This requires you to confirm the deletion of each file. To reduce the risk of using rm with wildcards use the -i interactive option. If a file is write-protected you will be prompted before the file is deleted. This command would delete all files that have a single character extension.

This command would delete all of the png image files in the current working directory. Wildcards can be used to select groups of files to be deleted. Doing so deletes all of the specified files. You can pass more than one filename to rm. Type the rm command, a space, and then the name of the file you want to delete. The simplest case is deleting a single file in the current directory. They are immediately removed from your computer. It is important to note that files and directories deleted using rm and rmdir do not get moved to the Trash.

These commands are very powerful and have quite a few options. Joinsubscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles.

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