Delete folder/file by SSH

This guide explains how to erase a folder or file in SSH, which can be useful when it is impossible to delete a file with a FTP software/client or FTP Manager.
 

SSH command to delete folder/file

To erase a file or directory, it is necessary to use the command rm.

To delete files NomDuFichier.php and NomDuFichier.txt, e.g. execute the following command:

rm NomDuFichier.php NomDuFichier.txt

To delete a directory, first delete its contents and then use the following command:

rmdir NomDuDossier/

To delete all files in html format, you must execute the following command:

rm *.html

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