How Do I Truncate a Folder in Linux?
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How do I truncate a directory in Linux?

How do I empty a directory (delete all files) under Linux / Unix without deleting directory itself?
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Delete All Files Using the Find Command

  1. -type f : Delete on files only.
  2. -type d : Remove folders only.
  3. -delete : Delete all files from given directory name.

How do I truncate a folder?

To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm -r command.

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