选题[tech]: 20210807 Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal

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+[#]: subject: "Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal"
+[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/21/8/remove-files-linux-terminal"
+[#]: author: "Seth Kenlon https://opensource.com/users/seth"
+[#]: collector: "lujun9972"
+[#]: translator: " "
+[#]: reviewer: " "
+[#]: publisher: " "
+[#]: url: " "
+
+Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal
+======
+Learn to safely remove files and folders in the Linux terminal.
+![Removing files][1]
+
+To remove a file on a computer using a graphical interface, you usually drag a file or a folder to a "trash" or "recycle" bin. Alternately, you might be able to select the file or folder you want to remove, right-click, and select **Delete**.
+
+When removing a file or folder in the terminal, there is no trash bin, at least by default. On a graphical desktop, the Trash is a protected directory so that users don't accidentally trash the Trash, or move it from its default location and lose track of it. The Trash is just a highly managed folder, so you can make your own Trash folder for use in your terminal.
+
+### Setting up a trash bin for the terminal
+
+Create a directory called **Trash** in your home directory:
+
+
+```
+`$ mkdir ~/Trash`
+```
+
+### Removing a file
+
+When you want to remove a file or folder, use the **mv** command to move a file or directory to your Trash:
+
+
+```
+`$ mv example.txt ~/Trash`
+```
+
+### Deleting a file or folder permanently
+
+When you're ready to remove a file or folder from your system permanently, you can use the **rm** command to erase all of the data in your Trash folder. By directing the **rm** command to an asterisk (`*`), you delete all files and folders inside the **Trash** folder without deleting the **Trash** folder itself. If you accidentally delete the **Trash** folder, however, you can just recreate it because directories are easy and free to create.
+
+
+```
+`$ rm --recursive ~/Trash/*`
+```
+
+### Removing an empty directory
+
+Deleting an empty directory has the special command **rmdir**, which only removes an empty directory, protecting you from recursive mistakes.
+
+
+```
+$ mkdir full
+$ touch full/file.txt
+$ rmdir full
+rmdir: failed to remove 'full/': Directory not empty
+
+$ mkdir empty
+$ rmdir empty
+```
+
+### Better trash
+
+There are [commands for trashing files][2] that aren't included by default in your terminal, but that you can install from a software repository. They make it even easier to trash files, because they manage and use the very same Trash folder you use on your desktop.
+
+
+```
+$ trash ~/example.txt
+$ trash --list
+example.txt
+$ trash --empty
+```
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://opensource.com/article/21/8/remove-files-linux-terminal
+
+作者：[Seth Kenlon][a]
+选题：[lujun9972][b]
+译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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+
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+
+[a]: https://opensource.com/users/seth
+[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
+[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/ch01s10.svg_.png?itok=p07au80e (Removing files)
+[2]: https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/recover-file-deletion-linux