List Files
List the files in a directory with ls
ls
Or
ls path/to/dir
Change Directory
Change the directory you’re in with cd
cd other_directory
cd path/to/directory
Or go back up one level with ..
cd ..
Remove Files
Basic use of rm
:
rm file.txt
To force delete of something that is write-protected:
rm -f file.txt
To recursively delete all files/subdirectories, use the -r
option
# assume my_directory has multiple files in it
rm -r my_directory