linux - [Solved-5 Solutions] Remove a symlink to a directory - ubuntu - red hat - debian - linux server - linux pc
Linux - Problem :
How to remove a symbolic link to a directory ?
Linux - Solution 1:
# this works
rm wiki
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rm wiki/click below button to copy the code. By - Linux tutorial - team
Linux - Solution 2:
rm should remove the symbolic link.
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ mkdir bar
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ ln -s bar foo
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ ls -l foo
lrwxrwxrwx 1 skrall skrall 3 2008-10-16 16:22 foo -> bar
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ rm foo
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ ls -l foo
ls: cannot access foo: No such file or directory
skrall@skrall-desktop:~$ ls -l bar
total 0click below button to copy the code. By - Linux tutorial - team
Linux - Solution 3:
Assuming it actually is a symlink,
$ rm -d symlinkclick below button to copy the code. By - Linux tutorial - team
Linux - Solution 4:
- Use rm symlinkname but do not include a forward slash at the end (do not use: rm symlinkname/).
Linux - Solution 5:
If rm cannot remove a symlink, perhaps you need to look at the permissions on the directory that contains the symlink.
To remove directory entries, you need write permission on the containing directory.