How do I remove a directory and all its contents?
In bash all I know is that rmdir directoryname will remove the directory but only if it's empty. Is there a way to force remove subdirectories?
bash - How to delete a directory that contains other subdirectories …
Aug 31, 2014 · 3 I have a directory that contains files and other directories. I need to delete then all in one command, but without asking me for each file if I'm sure that i want to delete i; there …
linux - Remove a symlink to a directory - Stack Overflow
8 If rm cannot remove a symlink, perhaps you need to look at the permissions on the directory that contains the symlink. To remove directory entries, you need write permission on the …
linux - Can't remove a directory in Unix - Stack Overflow
Dec 23, 2017 · I've got a seemingly un-deletable directory in Unix that contains some hidden files with names that start with .panfs. I'm unable to delete it using either of these commands: rm -R …
Check if directory exists and delete in one command
Jun 3, 2024 · 205 Is it possible to check if a directory exists and delete if it does, in Unix, using a single command? I have situation where I use Ant sshexec task where I can run only a single …
How do I remove all sub-directories from within a directory?
I have a directory that contains a bunch of sub-directories, .zip files, and other random files not contained within a sub-directory. I'd like a command line script to remove all sub-directories …
How to remove files and directories quickly via terminal (bash shell)
Apr 15, 2017 · When I use the rmdir command it only removes empty folders. If I have a directory nested with files and folders within folders with files and so on, is there a way to delete all the …
Remove only files in directory on linux NOT directories
Oct 10, 2011 · What delete command can be run to remove only files in given directory NOT directories NOT sub-directories NOT files in these sub-directories. Some files don't have …
How can I delete a file or folder in Python? - Stack Overflow
On Python 3.3 and below, you can use these methods instead of the pathlib ones: os.remove() removes a file. os.unlink() removes a symbolic link. os.rmdir() removes an empty directory.
Delete contents but not directory in Linux? - Stack Overflow
May 7, 2017 · How do you delete all content of directory but not delete the directory itself in Linux command line terminal?