What command do I use to delete a folder and all contents in it using Git Bash?
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- Does this answer your question? How to remove a directory from git repository?martian111– martian1112021-05-05 06:33:45 +00:00Commented May 5, 2021 at 6:33
- @martian111, no, because "git bash" is just the copy of bash compiled for windows shipped with git; this isn't really a question about git at all, just a question about UNIX shells.Charles Duffy– Charles Duffy2021-05-07 20:17:33 +00:00Commented May 7, 2021 at 20:17
- That said, it's off-topic here, as it's not about programming; such questions belong at Unix & Linux or Super User, whereas Stack Overflow is specific to questions about writing code.Charles Duffy– Charles Duffy2021-05-07 20:18:10 +00:00Commented May 7, 2021 at 20:18
- (unless it is about git itself instead of about git-bash, in which case it should be tagged differently)Charles Duffy– Charles Duffy2021-05-07 20:21:03 +00:00Commented May 7, 2021 at 20:21
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the other answers are correct if you are talking about Git, but if you're talking about just deleting a folder in a Bash terminal (like the one installed with Git SCM), then you could do it this way:
rm -rf folderName The r option is for "recursive".
the f option is for "force" (so that it removes a folder even if it has files in it).
Here's a manual page that outlines how to use the rm command in Bash.
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Charles Duffy
Please don't answer obviously off-topic questions. See the Answer Well-Asked Questions section of How to Answer, and its link to stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic
Jermal
@CharlesDuffy This post answers my question. I was specifically asking how to remove a folder with files in it in Git Bash. I apologize for asking an off-topic question. Going forward, I'll make sure to post any future questions within the proper area(s).
jarmanso7
@CharlesDuffy, This is not an obviously off-topic question, at least not for everyone. I can't be the only one out there who wasn't really aware that Git, Git bash are separated things. Gosh, even the difference between programming and scripting is sometimes unclear to me. Everyone has been a beginner at some point, I think it's a good idea to keep that in mind when addressing others here.
Try this:
git rm -r --cached <folder> git commit -m "Removed Folder" git push origin master 
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Charles Duffy
@Jermal, if this is the answer you wanted, your question should have been tagged
git, not git-bash. (git-bash is just a copy of bash compiled for Windows using msys2 libraries; the only thing it has to do with git is that it's distributed as part of the same installer package on Windows)