Removing Files or Directories
UNIX not only gives you ability to create items such as directories, it also gives you the ability on the opposite side of the coin, to remove (delete) files and directories. You would expect to see a word of caution at this point. When you remove files using UNIX commands there are no pre-warning boxes or other alert messages, which you can say No to. When you remove a file or folder, it's permanent, there's no undo operation. So a word to the wise—be careful when using the rm (remove) command. If you use the srm (secure removal) command without the s or m flags, the terminal performs a strong removal by erasing over the deleted data with various junk data thirty five times.
Remove Files
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