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delete files or directory
delete files or directory
* rm -r ''/Name_of_directory'' ({{Linux}})
* {{kbd | key=rm -rf ''/Name_of_directory''}} ({{Linux}})<ref><nowiki>[OPTION]</nowiki>* -r  remove directories and their contents recursively;
* del ''Name_of_directory'' ({{Win}})
* -f  ignore nonexistent files, never prompt</ref>
* {{kbd | key=del ''Name_of_directory''}} ({{Win}})
** After executed ''del Name_of_directory'' but the empty directory directory_name will be left.  
** After executed ''del Name_of_directory'' but the empty directory directory_name will be left.  
** Command delete is not available in Win XP
** Command delete is not available in Win XP

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