How can one force delete an entire directory in Linux?
In Linux, you can use the rm command to delete an entire directory. To forcefully delete the entire directory, you can use the -rf option. Please note that this action is irreversible, all directories and files will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered, so please proceed with caution.
The command format for forcibly deleting an entire directory is as follows:
rm -rf <目录路径>
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For example, to forcibly delete the entire directory named mydir, you can use the following command:
rm -rf mydir
It is important to note that the rm -rf command will delete directories without any confirmation prompt, so make sure the directory you want to delete is correct.