How to add or remove a directory in ubuntu

March 3, 2024

Creating the directory

mkdir directory_name

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If the path is protected we need to use sudo command

sudo mkdir dicrectory_name

Removing the directory

rmdir directory_name

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If the path is protected we need to use sudo command

sudo rmdire dicrectory_name

Remove the directory including items permanently

rm -r directory_name

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Make sure you understand the commands actions . Then run the command. Because this can delete all the files and delete files.

Delete All Fills of a directory. Open terminal in that directory and run this command

rm -rf *

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Or you can specify the path like this

rm -rf ~/Documents/my_folder/*

it will delete all the files of my_folder

Deleting Specific Folder of a Directory

rm -rf my_folder

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One of useful deleting feature. Delete files using the file extension like .mp4 or .txt or like this . Open terminal in that directory.

rm -f *.txt

Or you can specify the directory path

rm -f ~/Documents/my_folder/*.txt

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