Delete Linux directories recursively

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Can somebody please help to Delete Linux directories recursively.

I am trying to delete contents of a directory which has both files and sub-directories

wait/run rm -rf /path/to/directory/* is not working

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How about
wait /bin/sh -c 'rm -rf /path/to/directory'

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I think folder delete action script command does that.
Please refer to: https://developer.bigfix.com/action-script/reference/file/folder-delete.html

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As @akira mentioned the best way is folder delete but if you use the shell remember the path can’t have spaces unless it is quoted or escaped

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I always do this one when I am outside of bigfix…

rm -fdrv /path/to\ directory\ with\ spaces/in/name

Chris

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Something to think about w/ bigfix: recursivity is handled by relevance and task building options (in a very novel way I might add). So build the basic task, but then in your deployment window, tell bf to keep retrying until no longer relevant. Make sense?

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  1. To remove the folder with all its contents(including all interior folders):
    rm -rf /path/to/directory

  2. To remove all the contents of the folder(including all interior folders) but not the folder itself:
    rm -rf /path/to/directory/* orrm -rf /path/to/directory/{,.}

if you want to make sure that hidden files/directories are also removed.

  1. To remove all the “files” from inside a folder(not removing interior folders):

rm -f /path/to/directory/{,.}

  1. To remove a single file:

rm /path/to/directory/filename

hope this will help you

Thaank You