Linux delete directory with rmdir command
Q. I'm new to Linux and I'd like to know how to delete directory? I'm using Cent OS Linux.
A. You need to use command called rmdir. It remove empty directories
rmdir command syntax
rmdir [OPTION] {directory-name}
Delete / remove directory
To delete directory called foo, enter:
rmdir foo
Remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors
For example remove directory structure sales/99/march
rmdir -p sales/99/march
Recursive delete
Remove all directories and subdirectories, use rm command with -r option:
rm -rf /home/data/2000
Please note that rmdir command works with all Linux and Unix like operating systems. For more information read rm and rmdir command man pages:
man rm
man rmdir
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Tags: command_syntax, Linux, recursive_delete, rmdir_command, rm_command, UNIX, unix_delete_directory
September 6th, 2007 at 7:20 am
You can also use rm -rf
October 16th, 2007 at 8:15 am
It,s quite helpful here,but you should be more precise.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:40 am
hi
This is very useful for me
thanks
lakshmi
June 4th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Thanks a lot. Thins really helped me.