BASH Programming

Delete the file using `rm` command:

`rm` command can be used with option and without the option for the different types of delete. The syntax of the `rm` command is given below.

Syntax:

$ rm [option] filename

Options

• ‘-i’ option can be used with `rm` command to provide a prompt before deleting any file to prevent accidental deletion.
• ‘-f’ option can be used with `rm` command to remove any file forcefully.

Remove a Single Folder

To remove a folder, which is empty, use the following command:

$ rmdir folder-name

Remove the non-empty folder

Use the 'rm' command with the '-r' option followed by the name of the folder to be deleted:

$ rm –r folder-name

In this command '-r' flag refers to deleting all the contents of a folder first.