Basic Commands in Linux - To delete file and folder
rm rm command is used to remove the files. rm filename - this will remove the file. rm oel rm -i filename - this will prompt before removal. rm -i owl rm: remove regular empty file 'owl'? rm -d folder1 - this will remove the empty folder. rm -d folder rm -r folder - this will remove the folder with its subdirectories. rm -r folder rmdir rmdir folder - this will r emove the empty directory. rmdir folder rimdir -p folder/folder1/folder2 - this will remove the folder with its subdirectories. rm -p folder/folder1/folder2