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XK0-006 · Question #48
An administrator needs to remove the directory /home/user1/data and all of its contents. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?
The correct answer is C. rm -r /home/user1/data. The rm -r command recursively removes a directory and all of its contents (files and subdirectories), which is required for deleting /home/user1/data.
System Configuration and Management
Question
An administrator needs to remove the directory /home/user1/data and all of its contents. Which of the following commands should the administrator use?
Options
- Armdir -p /home/user1/data
- Bln -d /home/user1/data
- Crm -r /home/user1/data
- Dcut -d /home/user1/data
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B7% (3)
- C89% (41)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
The rm -r command recursively removes a directory and all of its contents (files and subdirectories), which is required for deleting /home/user1/data.
Topics
#rm#directory removal#file management#command line
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