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Exercise

How can I delete files?

We can copy files and move them around; to delete them, we use rm, which stands for "remove". As with cp and mv, you can give rm the names of as many files as you'd like, so:

rm thesis.txt backup/thesis-2017-08.txt

removes both thesis.txt and backup/thesis-2017-08.txt

rm does exactly what its name says, and it does it right away: unlike graphical file browsers, the shell doesn't have a trash can, so when you type the command above, your thesis is gone for good.

Instructions 1/4

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  • 1

    You are in /home/repl. Go into the seasonal directory.

  • 2

    Remove autumn.csv.

  • 3

    Go back to your home directory.

  • 4

    Remove seasonal/summer.csv without changing directories again.