Quick Answer: How Do I Delete a File in a Directory in Linux?
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How do I delete files in a folder?

To delete a file or folder (or multiple selected files), right-click on the file and select Delete. You can also select the file and hit the Delete key on the keyboard. Deleting a folder deletes all its contents as well. You may get a dialog prompt that asks if you want to move the file to the recycling bin.

How do I force delete a file in Linux?

Open the terminal application on Linux. The rmdir command removes empty directories only. Hence you need to use the rm command to remove files on Linux. Type the command rm -rf dirname to delete a directory forcefully.

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