Delete contents of a directory command?

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• June 04, 2019 07:49

Hello, please see: [Moderator Note: We removed your test commands from the ticket to ensure others seeing this thread do not use them by mistake. root@hostname [/]#
why my command can't delete the folder? Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 04, 2019 19:16

  Hello, Can you execute the command below and share a snippet of the output? ls -al /home/__LOGS/
  Specifically, look to determine if the filename prefix used for the files under this directory designate the files as hidden (e.g. .file_name). Thank you.

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  000

  • June 04, 2019 20:11

  Can you execute the command below and share a snippet of the output? ls -al /home/__LOGS/
  

  
  thanks, the output is: root@hostname [/]# ls -al /home/__LOGS/ total 17484 drwxrwxrwx 3 nobody nobody 4096 Jun 4 08:00 ./ drwx--x--x. 51 root root 4096 Jun 4 07:13 ../ drwxr-xr-x 2 userABC userABC 17887232 Jun 4 15:08 .folderwithnameABC.com/ root@hostname [/]#
  what I can do to delete the folder? thanks!

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 04, 2019 20:17

  Hello, You can add a period before the * symbol in the command syntax in order to identify hidden files (files starting with a period). Here's an example of how to list hidden files under a directory with the ls command: ls -al /path/to/directory/.*
  If you are attempting to delete multiple files and directories with a single command, it's important to exercise caution. For instance, a simple typo in the path could lead to the unintended removal of multiple files and directories across the system. The "cp" command is helpful if you want to create a copy of files or directories before removing them. For example: mkdir /root/copied-directories cp -a /home/__LOGS /root/copied-directories/
  Once you do this, you could proceed to remove files from the /home/__LOGS directory while keeping /root/copied-directories until you've confirmed the correct files were removed. Thank you.

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 04, 2019 21:48

  Hello, I modified my previous response and removed references to the rm command in your earlier posts to ensure inexperienced users do not accidentally use this command in a way that results in the unexpected removal of files or directories. Let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks!

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