Can't delete folders using rm

[MiszS]

So an extension kinda broke my desktop, and im trying to delete it, I went into that folder, and typed rm -rf, but it doesn't do anything, anyone knows how to fix this?

[CyberneticTitan]

You have to specify a folder to remove. For example

 

rm -rf "Flipper@connerdev"

 

[MiszS]

17 minutes ago, CyberneticTitan said:

You have to specify a folder to remove. For example

 

rm -rf "Flipper@connerdev"

 

Oh I tried, but without the "", gonna try tomorrow again 

[Alex Atkin UK]

18 minutes ago, MiszS said:

Oh I tried, but without the "", gonna try tomorrow again 

Yeah you need to either quote it or escape the @, eg

rm -rf Flipper\@connerdev

[LloydLynx]

If you wanna delete the folder you're currently in, do...

rm -rf $PWD

"$PWD" will automatically insert your current directory into the command. 

[MiszS]

9 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Yeah you need to either quote it or escape the @, eg

rm -rf Flipper\@connerdev

Damn thanks so much, it actually worked, and removing it actually fixed the issue, can't believe I managed to figure out at least what to do by myself

[Alex Atkin UK]

13 hours ago, LloydLynx said:

If you wanna delete the folder you're currently in, do...

rm -rf $PWD

"$PWD" will automatically insert your current directory into the command. 

Trouble is if you are accidentally in the wrong folder, you don't know until its too late.  Sure you SHOULD always check, but once you get into the swing of using the terminal, accidents happen.

 

Far better to do it from the parent directory,  type the first few letters then hit tab (to show matches or autocomplete if there is only one) for sanity checking.  If it doesn't list the directory you want, you know you're in the wrong place.  Plus at least with a typo there's only a slim chance anything you didn't intend will get deleted.