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How to remove all files from a directory? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Timbo Mania | permalink
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The closest I've gotten is # rm /path/to/directory/*.* but that doesn't work for files that don't have an extension...

For further reading: http://askubuntu.com/questions/60228/how-to-remove-all-files-from-a-directory ^[1]

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How to remove all the files in a directory? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Kevin Jackson | permalink
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I am trying to remove all files and subdirectories in a directory. I used rm -r to remove all files, but I want to remove all files and subdirectories, excluding the top directory itself. For exam...

For further reading: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/12593/how-to-remove-all-the-files-in-a-directory ^[2]

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How can I delete all files/subfolders in a given folder via the command prompt? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Rune Jacobsen | permalink
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I would like to delete all files and subfolders in a batch file in Windows 7 and keep the top folder. Basically emptying the folder. What's the command line instruction for that?

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/173859/how-can-i-delete-all-files-subfolders-in-a-given-folder-via-the-command-prompt ^[3]

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Linux and Unix rm command help and examples More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Dan Thibodeau | permalink
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Information and examples on the Unix and Linux rm command.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/unix/urm.htm ^[4]

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Linux -How to delete all files in a directory with out using find More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Juan Carlos Garcia | permalink
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I am trying to delete a all the files in my directory "XYZ" with out using find command in bash on Linux.

For further reading: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16693772/linux-how-to-delete-all-files-in-a-directory-with-out-using-find ^[5]

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How to delete all files and folders in a directory? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Kristien Langenakens | permalink
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Using C#, how can I delete all files and folders from a directory, but still keep the root directory?

For further reading: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1288718/how-to-delete-all-files-and-folders-in-a-directory ^[6]

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1. http://askubuntu.com/questions/60228/how-to-remove-all-files-from-a-directory

2. http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/12593/how-to-remove-all-the-files-in-a-directory

3. http://superuser.com/questions/173859/how-can-i-delete-all-files-subfolders-in-a-given-folder-via-the-command-prompt

4. http://www.computerhope.com/unix/urm.htm

5. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16693772/linux-how-to-delete-all-files-in-a-directory-with-out-using-find

6. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1288718/how-to-delete-all-files-and-folders-in-a-directory