How to remove a directory in Linux Note: "Directory" and "Folder" mean the same thing for the purposes of this guide, but there are some differences when it comes to how both terms are applied by ...

How to delete a directory In Linux-based operating systems ‘rm’ is the command to remove or delete any file or folder.

The standard archival program for Unix-like operating systems including Linux and Mac OS X is Tar, so called because Tar was originally used to store backups on tape drives (Tape ARchive).