Files in Linux using the Terminal to delete
As an Alternative to the traditional method right click > "move to trash", you can delete directly from the console of your files.
- You can open the console by pressing the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T] or type in the search bar "Terminal".
- Navigate to the directory where the file is located with the cd command.
- If you still don't know what files are in the folder, the command "ls". You will receive a list of files.
- Now enter "rm file name.File extension" to. An example of rm chipTest.txt would be "" (see image).
- Linux is case-sensitive and pays attention to upper and lowercase.
- Note: The files do not end up in the trash, but completely deleted.
The command "rm" deletes files
Do you want to a large file, delete it and don't know the exact path, you will learn, in a further practical tip, how to Linux find large files.
