How Do I Remove a Directory in Linux Without Prompt?

How Do I Remove a Directory in Linux Without Prompt?
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The -r option remove directories and their contents recursively including all files. The -f option to rm command ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt for anything. There is no undo option. So you have to be very careful with rm -rf command.

How do I delete a directory in Linux without prompt?

The “-rf” flag, along with the “rm” command, removes a directory recursively without prompting the user for confirmation.

How do I delete a folder without prompt?

Remove a file without being prompted

While you can simply unalias the rm alias, a simpler and generally used method to remove files without being prompted is to add the force -f flag to the rm command. It is advisable that you only add the force -f flag if you really know what you are removing.

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