{"id":1580,"date":"2022-11-27T19:18:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T11:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:58:36","slug":"commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference On How To Delete A Directory In Linux Using RM And RMDIR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Linux-RM-And-RMDIR.webp\" alt=\"Linux RM And RMDIR\" class=\"wp-image-1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Linux-RM-And-RMDIR.webp 750w, https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Linux-RM-And-RMDIR-300x166.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For Linux users and system administrators, learning to utilize the Linux command line is a must. It allows you to perform basic maintenance operations like creating new files, going to specific folders, relocating existing ones, and how to delete a directory in Linux. Deleting a folder or directory using GUI, like in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/guide-how-to-optimize-your-pc-for-windows-10-or-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 10 or 11<\/a>, in Linux is a straightforward process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you can also remove directories using SSH terminal commands if you don&#8217;t have access to the GUI. And that is what we will cover in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">What&#039;s In Here<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662202be3255c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662202be3255c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir\/#Before_You_Start_The_Linux_Remove_Directory_and_Contents_Commands\" title=\"Before You Start The Linux Remove Directory and Contents Commands\">Before You Start The Linux Remove Directory and Contents Commands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir\/#Understanding_The_Linux_Commands_In_To_Delete_A_Directory\" title=\"Understanding The Linux Commands In To Delete A Directory\">Understanding The Linux Commands In To Delete A Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir\/#Different_Linux_Delete_Directory_and_Contents_Commands\" title=\"Different Linux Delete Directory and Contents Commands\">Different Linux Delete Directory and Contents Commands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gikcrib.com\/commands-how-to-delete-a-directory-in-linux-rm-rmdir\/#Concluding_Words\" title=\"Concluding Words\">Concluding Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_You_Start_The_Linux_Remove_Directory_and_Contents_Commands\"><\/span>Before You Start The Linux Remove Directory and Contents Commands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before jumping and executing the Linux delete folder command lines, you must ask yourself the questions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Do I need to run a Linux delete directory and contents on the server?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do I have the privilege to delete files and directories from the Linux server &#8211; or at least sudo access?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the Linux server allow SSH connection so that I can connect using a terminal application tool such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.putty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">puTTY<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I execute a Linux delete folder, will it affect other users who probably own those files or directories? Or are there any dependencies from other applications that may have an impact later on?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do I need to delete the entire directory\/folder or only the files inside?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You must know these things first before you execute the Linux delete command. Because if you accidentally remove or delete a file, recovering them can be tedious, and worst, it is impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_The_Linux_Commands_In_To_Delete_A_Directory\"><\/span>Understanding The Linux Commands In To Delete A Directory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can delete a directory from the terminal window or command line using one of two Linux commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Using <code><strong>rm<\/strong><\/code> removes&nbsp;<strong>whole directories, together with their subdirectories and files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can use the <code><strong>rmdir<\/strong><\/code> command to delete an&nbsp;<strong>empty directory<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that the&nbsp;<strong>rm<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>rmdir<\/strong>&nbsp;command permanently remove directories without moving them to the&nbsp;<em>Trash<\/em>&nbsp;directory. In other words, what this means is that you cannot restore a folder removed using these commands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it is not impossible to restore deleted files or directories, it can be tedious for non-advance Linux users. We can discuss how you can restore files or folders if you accidentally deleted them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Linux_Delete_Directory_and_Contents_Commands\"><\/span>Different Linux Delete Directory and Contents Commands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you should know the name of the directory before deleting it. You can use the <code><strong>ls<\/strong><\/code> command to find files and directories. Then Linux command <code><strong>pwd<\/strong><\/code> can let you know your current working directory. Lastly, you can use the command <code><strong>tree<\/strong><\/code> to show the directory hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some Linux delete directory command combinations you can use depending on your needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Linux Commands<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>What does the command do?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -d<\/strong> &lt;<em>directory<\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">This will delete or remove an <strong>empty directory<\/strong>. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -r<\/strong> &lt;<em>directory<\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">This command will delete\/remove <strong>directories and their contents recursively<\/strong> but will fail on write-protected folders\/files.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -f<\/strong> &lt;<em>directory<\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The <code><strong>-f<\/strong><\/code> means &#8220;<strong><em>force<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; and it will not prompt you about the files or directories it will delete.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -rf<\/strong> &lt;<em>directory<\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Combining the <code><strong>-r<\/strong><\/code> and <strong><code>-f<\/code><\/strong> options will mean that command will delete\/remove <strong>directories and their contents recursively<\/strong> and <strong>ignore any prompts<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -I<\/strong> &lt;<em>file or wildcards<\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">This will ONLY remove files and will prompt the user before deletion if the <strong>files are more than 3<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rm -i<\/strong> &lt;<em><code><em>file or wildcards<\/em><\/code><\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unlike the &#8220;<code>-I<\/code>&#8221; option, this parameter makes the deletion interactive because it will prompt the user for every file to delete.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rmdir -p<\/strong><\/code> <code>&lt;<em><code><em>directory path<\/em><\/code><\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Will delete the <strong>empty directory and its ancestor or subsequent sub-directories<\/strong>. For example, you have a parent directory, <code>directory2<\/code> and inside it is another directory called <code>subdir2_1<\/code>. To delete, the command is <code><strong>rmdir -p directory2\/subdir2_1\/<\/strong><\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><code><strong>rmdir -v<\/strong><\/code> <code>&lt;<em><code><em>directory<\/em><\/code><\/em>&gt;<\/code><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Will verbosely delete the <strong>empty directory<\/strong>. This means the user will see what is being deleted.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concluding_Words\"><\/span>Concluding Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know the command to remove a directory in Linux, you can confidently manage your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linux command-line deletion of directories and files requires knowledge of how to use the rm and rmdir commands. Remember the rule of thumb, the <code><strong>rm<\/strong><\/code> command removes files and non-empty directories. Whereas the <code><strong>rmdir<\/strong><\/code> command only removes empty folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth remembering that Linux does not have a recycle bin or garbage folder. Using the command line, deleting files and folders will result in their permanent deletion. 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