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So far we've seen how to create for us to create directories to list the content of directories and

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to list the contents of files.

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Now what if you want to delete these files or directories.

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The way to do that is using the odd command to remove files or they are empty or to remove directories.

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Now note that they are MDI.

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It works for empty directories.

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Here's a few examples that we're going to be using practically and a second item.

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Slash them slash this file would remove the test file under the directory temp item dir slash slash

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test dir will remove the empty test did so if the directory is not empty we won't be able to remove

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it.

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Using this commands to remove a directory that is not empty we need to use the minus option which stands

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for recursive and we use that with the R and command and it would look as such.

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Or minus or slash slash dir to remove the tested.

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If it's not empty.

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We also saw the minus option with the copy command.

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Do you remember what it was.

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It stood for active and we use that so we don't accidentally overwrite far as one we're copying.

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The same goes for removing as if we don't want to accidentally remove a file before the next prompt

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us and ask us to verify we can use the minus ice which for example minus 40 cursive minus for interactive

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slushed them slash desde.

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It would remove the test directory and everything inside the test directory but only after Linux asked

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us to verify.

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And last but not least they are minus or F minus or against us for the cursive and the F and this instance

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stands for force and we use that in case of directed for example is being used by a program and we cannot

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normally access it or delete it if we want to force the delete regardless of what program is using it

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or what other users using it.

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We can use the commands.

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Let's see how that looks like.

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I'm going to open the graphical interface so we can also visualize what's happening on the command prompt

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and I'm going to go to the temp directory and say the temp directory as you can see there is a direct

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test on a bunch of other files on the command line.

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I'm going to CD into the temp directory and I'm going to start with the easiest option by removing one

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of the files.

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I'm going to type M and the filename.

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In this case it's a test file and hit enter.

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And as you can see on the right hand side this file is now gone.

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Now I want to remove a directory in this instance.

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It's an empty directory which is the test dir to do that I can use the odd dir space.

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Dear Let's try that with a good one.

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If you remember D-1 had another directory inside it.

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And now Linux is complaining it's telling me that it is not empty.

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I cannot remove it.

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What do we do in this instance.

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We use the M command with the minus option

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and there we go it's gone.

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So in this instance we remove the old one and whatever was inside did one.

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Now let me try the interactive option with test file to get back a prompt asking us do you want to remove

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the file.

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I'm going to answer yes and the file is gone.

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And last but not least we saw the force option.

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Let me go into the documents directory on the right hand side and the graphical interface

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and to do that on the command prompt.

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And this is where the tool is useful.

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Remember when we do this and the earlier sections.

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I'm going to try r.m minus RF Tilda which stands for my home directory and documents slash the directory

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name using the minus f option.

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I'm forcing the removal of this directory in case it's being used by another to use it for example.

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And now it's gone.

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Pretty easy stuff straightforward.

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Let's move on to the next section.