How Do I Remove a Selected File in Linux?

How Do I Remove a Selected File in Linux?
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How do I find and delete a file in Linux?

For example, find all “*. bak” files and delete them.
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Where, options are as follows:

  1. -name “FILE-TO-FIND” : File pattern.
  2. -exec rm -rf {} ; : Delete all files matched by file pattern.
  3. -type f : Only match files and do not include directory names.
  4. -type d : Only match dirs and do not include files names.

18 апр. 2020 г.

How do I get permission to delete a file in Linux?

To change directory permissions in Linux, use the following: chmod +rwx filename to add permissions. chmod -rwx directoryname to remove permissions. chmod +x filename to allow executable permissions.

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