In another entry of his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen shows you how to delete files and folders from Linux using the Command Line Interface (CLI).

There are many ways to clean up or remove files, including using commands such as rm (remove), rmdir (remove directory), shred, and unlink.

Removing files and directories using the Linux command line is very efficient and can be used directly, or when accessing a system remotely.

If you delete a symlink, on the other hand, you will be removing the link, never the referenced file. Again, Linux does what makes sense. Symlinks were meant to make using and sharing files easier ...

In this article, you have learned what SED is, how SED works, how to replace a string in a file, how to replace a variable in a file, and how to perform the deletion. To learn more about Linux, follow ...

Unix utility SED provides an effective and versatile way of deleting one or more lines from a designated file to match the needs of the user. This Unix command is used for command line processing.