How to delete unwanted files in Raspberry Pi command?
Here’s a safe, no-nonsense cheat-sheet for deleting files from the Raspberry Pi command line (Raspberry Pi OS / Linux). 0) Quick safety checklist Double-check the path : pwd then ls -al (shows hidden files too). Tab-complete names; quote paths with spaces: "My file.txt" . Prefer interactive/confirming deletes at first: rm -i / rm -I . Avoid sudo rm -rf unless you’re 100% sure. 1) Delete single files # basic rm file.txt # confirm before each delete rm -i file.txt # verbose (show what’s removed) rm -v file.txt # file with spaces or leading dash rm -- "My file.txt" rm -- --weird-name 2) Delete many by pattern (glob) # delete all .log in current folder rm *. log # confirm each rm -i *. log # include hidden dotfiles rm .*.tmp 2>/dev/null 3) Delete directories # remove an empty dir rmdir mydir # remove a non-empty dir (careful!) rm -r mydir # safer: prompt once if >3 files rm -rI mydir # show each remov...