how do i delete the directories(having some files) only without delete the files,
rmdir wont remove the directory if it contains some files.
can any help me pls.?
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how do i delete the directories(having some files) only without delete the files,
rmdir wont remove the directory if it contains some files.
can any help me pls.?
If you remove the directory, then whatever is in the directories goes bye bye as well. The only way to keep the files is to first move them to another directory, if you want to keep them. If you care not about the files, then you could issue something like 'rm -rf <directoryName' and that will force deletion of the directory and everything contained within.
Regards,
Jeff
If you remove the directory, then whatever is in the directories goes bye bye as well. The only way to keep the files is to first move them to another directory, if you want to keep them. If you care not about the files, then you could issue something like 'rm -rf <directoryName' and that will force deletion of the directory and everything contained within.
Regards,
Jeff
Sorry, i have written wrongly.
This is my task
my Top Directory contain some directories(x,y,z) and files(a,b,c)
each directory(x,y,z) contain some files say a1,b1,c1 etc.
i need to delete all the directories(x,y,z) without deleting the files(a,b,c)
any help?
Sorry, i have written wrongly.
This is my task
my Top Directory contain some directories(x,y,z) and files(a,b,c)
each directory(x,y,z) contain some files say a1,b1,c1 etc.
i need to delete all the directories(x,y,z) without deleting the files(a,b,c)
any help?
use this command:
rm -R <directory name>
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