diff --git a/sources/tech/20210807 Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal.md b/sources/tech/20210807 Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6fc9715b1c --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20210807 Remove files and folders in the Linux terminal.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +[#]: 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) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[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