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posted on: 10/06/2011 06:30:22 PM

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Create / Delete Directory on Unix / Linux

The mkdir command

mkdir stands for make directory which is used to create a new directory

Example:

       mkdir mydir

Note:

you need the write rights to create a new directory;

the newly created directory bears the permission mode of rwxrwxrwx (777)

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posted on: 10/06/2011 06:37:09 PM

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The rmdir command

rmdir stands for remove directory which is used to delete a empty directory

Example:

       rmdir mydir

Note:

you need the write rights to run this command.

To remove a non-empty directory, you have to use:

   rm -f -r mydir

Note:

-f forcibly;

-r recursively.

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