Trying to remove a folder from the terminal and rmdir says directory not empty. I want the folder and everything in it gone. What's the right command, and is there a safe way to double check before I run it?
Want to clear everything inside a logs folder, including hidden files, but keep the folder because a service writes into it. rm -rf folder/* misses the dot files. What's the clean way to do it?
Copied a project folder from an external drive on Ubuntu and now I can't edit anything inside it, everything says permission denied. ls -l shows root as the owner. What's the right chown / chmod to make it mine without breaking things?
Inherited an old box at work and need to know the distro and release before installing anything. uname -r only gives me the kernel number. Is there a command that shows the actual distro name and version?
rmdir says the directory isn't empty. I know rm -rf is the answer people give, but it scares me a bit. What's the safe way to remove a folder with all its contents without nuking the wrong thing?
On Ubuntu su asks for a root password that I never set. I've seen people use sudo -i or sudo su instead. What's the right way to get a root shell, and is it a bad habit to work as root?
Just installed Ubuntu and I'm trying to do things in the terminal instead of the file manager. How do I create a new folder, then an empty text file inside it? And can I make a few folders in one command?