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Jordan Budisantoso
154 Points"rm -r" vs "rmdir"
When removing a directory, what's the difference between "rm -r" and "rmdir"?
2 Answers
Michael Hulet
47,912 Pointsrmdir only works if the folder is empty. rm -r will remove the folder and everything inside of it
Jon Brady
10,868 Pointsrmdir will remove empty directories...... rm -r will remove files or directories and -R, --recursive remove directories and their contents recursively
Jon Brady
10,868 Pointsthis site might help you for things like this http://explainshell.com/
Jordan Budisantoso
154 PointsThat site is $$$money$$$ thanks for the share! :)
Jordan Budisantoso
154 PointsJordan Budisantoso
154 Pointsthanks!