Linux - Deleting folder recursively

 
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Linux - Deleting folder recursively

rm -rf directories

Will delete the existing directory named ‘directories‘ and all directories and files below it. Even if it runs into an exception that it would usually prompt for user interaction.

the r is recursive and the f is force.

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