To delete a directory in Debian Linux, you can use the rm
command with the -r
option to recursively delete the directory and all its contents.
For example, to delete a directory named mydir
, you can use the following command:
rm -r mydir
This command will delete the mydir
directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files.
Be careful when using the rm
command, as it can permanently delete files and directories, and the deleted items cannot be recovered.
If you want to delete a directory and all its contents, but you want to be prompted for confirmation before each file is deleted, you can use the rm
command with the -i
option:
rm -ir mydir
This will prompt you to confirm the deletion of each file before it is deleted.