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Linux Recursively Delete Subdirectories
This is a discussion on Linux Recursively Delete Subdirectories within the Linux software forums, part of the Linux Getting Started category; To recursively delete subdirectories and all files, use the following syntax: Code: rm -rf /path/to/directory For example, recursively delete subdirectories ...
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Linux Recursively Delete Subdirectories
To recursively delete subdirectories and all files, use the following syntax:
Code:
rm -rf /path/to/directory Code:
rm -rf /home/test/data Code:
find . -type f -name "*.bak" -exec rm -i '{}' \;
find . -type f -name "*.bak" -exec rm -f '{}' \;
Be careful examples may result into data loss, use them carefully  don't blame me for data loss.
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