How Do You Delete Everything on Linux?

How Do You Delete Everything on Linux?
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How do you delete everything in Linux terminal?

Type the rm command, a space, and then the name of the file you want to delete. If the file is not in the current working directory, provide a path to the file’s location. You can pass more than one filename to rm . Doing so deletes all of the specified files.

How do I delete everything in terminal?

To delete (i.e. remove) a directory and all the sub-directories and files that it contains, navigate to its parent directory, and then use the command rm -r followed by the name of the directory you want to delete (e.g. rm -r directory-name ).

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