FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm-r command.

Detailed explanation-2: -Use the rm command to remove files you no longer need. The rm command removes the entries for a specified file, group of files, or certain select files from a list within a directory.

Detailed explanation-3: -When we issue the rm command, the system only deletes the link to the file. In other words, the file’s data itself remains on the disk. Hence, when we issue the rm command, the filesystem removes the reference to the files and notifies the system that the storage blocks have been freed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The “rm” command helps you to remove files from a Git repository. It allows you to not only delete a file from the repository, but also-if you wish-from the filesystem.