There are many ways to clean up or remove files, including using commands such as rm (remove), rmdir (remove directory), shred, and unlink.

In another entry of his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen shows you how to delete files and folders from Linux using the Command Line Interface (CLI).

Each file and directory in Linux has three basic types of permissions: Read (r) – Permission to view the contents of a file or list the contents of a directory. Write (w) – Permission to modify a file ...