In another entry of his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen shows you how to delete files and folders from Linux using the Command Line Interface (CLI).

Learn the basics of directory management in Linux using the command line tool.

How to Delete a Directory in Linux Let’s run through a similar example to show that rm can be used to delete a directory containing files.

There are many ways to clean up or remove files, including using commands such as rm (remove), rmdir (remove directory), shred, and unlink.