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hai

how do i delete directory in linux?
Following command is not worlking for me..

thank

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Use rmdir command.

rmdir {dirname} - delete a directory
rm {filename } delete files or directories

Remove empty xyz directory:
Remove empty data.txt file:
Remove directory and sub dirs with rm:

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Also try "rm --help" it will give you some basic help or "man rm" for more detailed help.
The --help and "man" command will work with most other commands.

Beresford/sweta,

thanks. my problem solved.

Thanks

Sorry for asking such stupid question but some time I just forget command. man command is good one but it needs command name.

Is there any way I can find out command name by giving task. Like I will type query “command to remove a directory” and Linux will tell me use rmdir…?

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Sure Linux does provides search the manual page names and descriptions facility via apropos command.

You can search using section. Most user commands located under man section 1:
colrm (1) - remove columns from a file
cut (1) - remove sections from each line of files
kpackage (1) - Installs, removes, and queries packages.
lprm (1) - remove jobs from the line printer spooling queue
mrd (1) - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
pamdeinterlace (1) - remove ever other row from a PAM/PNM image
rm (1) - remove files or directories
rmdir (1) - remove empty directories
unlink (1) - call the unlink function to remove the specified file

You can also use man -k