Command Help

[hefaz]

How to write Command to erase all files in the current directory, including all its sub-directories, using only one command?

[Gribouillis]

I would say rm -rf *.

[cereal]

Hi,

you can use rm -rdf * it will remove all files and directories recursively. For more information about the options read the manual: man rm and be careful, always check current path, as it can hurt.

[hefaz]

Thanks

[hefaz]

can i remove a specific directory? whit this command?

[cereal]

Yes, just replace * with the path, for example:

rm -rdf /tmp/something/

I suggest you to read the manual, it explains all the available options and there are also few examples.

[Gribouillis]

These commands remain dangerous even after they've been used, because they remain in your shell history, with a risk of being recalled mistakenly, for example a ^r in a bash terminal may easily recall commands. I wouldn't accept to have a rm -rdf * in my shell history.

[hefaz]

so gribouillis
you say that i should erase then those commands? how?

[Slavi]

By erasing them from bash_history, but if you want to delete a folder called "myFolder" and everything in it, just use sudo rm -rf myFolder then even if you recall the command later on, it will just give an error that the folder was not found

[Gribouillis]

On my system, I installed the hh command from Click Here (shell history suggest box). I can navigate history with the hh command and remove specific entries with the del key.

Another way is to clear the whole history with commands such as cat /dev/null > ~/.bash_history && history -c && exit, but check that the history does not come back after rebooting.

[hefaz]

i think the second way is better, thanks