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How to remove hidden files in Linux

last updated November 21, 2018 in CentOS, Commands, Debian / Ubuntu, File system, Gnome, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new Linux sysadmin and Ubuntu Linux user. How can I remove hidden files in Linux? How do I delete hidden files in Linux starting with . (dot) character?

How do I delete a directory in Linux terminal?

last updated November 21, 2018 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Ubuntu Linux

I am a new Linux user. How do I delete a directory in Linux terminal?

How do I remove a directory in Unix?

last updated November 21, 2018 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, UNIX

I am a new macOS Unix user. How do I remove a directory in Unix using the terminal applications?

Linux / UNIX: Deleting Files In Many Subdirectories

last updated November 6, 2010 in Linux

How do I delete all files (only files and not subdirs) located in /var/pub/ftp/incoming and its subdirectories under Linux or UNIX operating systems?

How to remove directory in Linux using rmdir and rm command

last updated November 21, 2018 in CentOS, Commands, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

I am a new Linux user. How do I remove directory in Linux using the command line or terminal applications?