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Today, I will talk to you about how to delete a folder in linux. Many people may not know much about it. In order to make you understand better, the editor has summarized the following content for you. I hope you can get something according to this article.

What is Linux system Linux is a free-to-use and free-spread UNIX-like operating system, is a POSIX-based multi-user, multi-task, multi-threaded and multi-CPU operating system, using Linux can run major Unix tools, applications and network protocols.

Method: 1, use rmdir command, syntax "# rmdir directory name"; 2, use rm command, syntax "# rm-rf directory name"; 3, use find command, syntax "# find.-type d-directory name"-exec rm-rf {} + ".

1. Delete a directory using rmdir

The Rmdir command is called "remove directory", which is used to delete the command of the empty directory.

For example, delete an empty directory named "MyDocuments":

[root@localhost test] # rmdir MyDocuments

If the directory is not empty, an error is prompted:

Rmdir: failed to remove 'MyDocuments': Directory not empty

2. Use the rm command to delete the directory

The rm command is typically used to delete files in Linux. You can add parameters to delete directories. For example, recursively delete a directory, use the recursive option-r or-R, and if the directory is write-protected, you will be prompted whether to continue deleting the directory and the files in the directory as a whole. -f force deletion without being prompted.

[root@localhost test] # rm-rf MyDocuments/

You can delete multiple directories in a single command, as shown in the following command. Command deletes all directories and their subdirectories without prompting for deletion.

[root@localhost test] # rm-rf dir1 dir2 dir3

3. Use the find command

The Find command helps users search for files and directories based on specific expressions. In addition, this command can be used to search for directories and delete them based on specified search criteria.

Delete the directory named "MyDocuments" in the current directory

[root@localhost test] # find. -type d-name "MyDocuments"-exec rm-rf {} +

. Indicates execution in the current directory

-type d searches only directories

-name specifies the directory name

-exec rm-rf executes the rm command to delete all directories or contents

{} + appended to the end of the rm command

Delete an empty directory

If you want to delete all empty directories, use the following command:

[root@localhost test] # find. -type d-empty-delete

-empty only restricts empty directories

-delete deletes all empty directories, including subdirectories

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