Delete Files in Linux: Methods & Commands

  1. You can delete a file using the rm command by simply typing rm followed by the filename, for example: rm filename.
  2. To delete a file using the find command, you can locate and remove files in a specified directory by using a command like this: find /path/to/directory -type f -name “filename” -exec rm {} ;.
  3. You can delete a directory and all its contents using the rm command, for example: rm -r directory.
  4. You can use the rm command to delete specific types of files in a directory, for example: rm /path/to/directory/*.txt.
  5. Use the find command to delete files of a specific type within a directory: You can locate and delete files of a certain type within a directory using the find command, for example: find /path/to/directory -type f -name “*.txt” -exec rm {} ;.
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