Terminal Question

logan

Can someone explain basic terminal commands to me, as I'm new. Specifically, how do you delete a file through the terminal (eg. a hidden file). Thanks



Logan

mcq

If the file hidden is something beginning with a period like .example



Then the command

rm filename



where filename is the name of the file you want to delete should work.



To see all files in the current directory (in case you're not sure what hidden file you want to delete)

ls -a

logan

[Logan-Abbotts-Mac:/volumes/loganabbott/Pictures] loganabb% ls -al

total 40797

drwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 2048 12 Apr 12:16 .

drwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 2048 22 Oct 17:52 ..

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55445 12 Apr 11:13 ._.fstemp.019201904

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 52657 12 Apr 11:10 ._.fstemp.041664722

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55804 12 Apr 11:00 ._.fstemp.074019234

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:49 ._.fstemp.143491095

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:49 ._.fstemp.149450090

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:42 ._.fstemp.153613715

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 52657 12 Apr 11:00 ._.fstemp.170949845

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 57092 12 Apr 11:11 ._.fstemp.174038396

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:18 ._.fstemp.214026098

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 58594 12 Apr 11:11 ._.fstemp.241258377

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55445 12 Apr 11:10 ._.fstemp.265081348

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:20 ._.fstemp.271945581

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 57432 12 Apr 11:15 ._.fstemp.294686237

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:43 ._.fstemp.316698025

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55445 12 Apr 10:59 ._.fstemp.344663743

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55445 12 Apr 11:00 ._.fstemp.375356517

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 54464 12 Apr 11:14 ._.fstemp.394724693

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:49 ._.fstemp.550822809

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 58016 12 Apr 11:10 ._.fstemp.577315244

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:20 ._.fstemp.582088596

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 58016 12 Apr 11:14 ._.fstemp.592254737

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 54464 12 Apr 11:11 ._.fstemp.609642222

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 54464 12 Apr 10:59 ._.fstemp.661066479

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 57092 12 Apr 11:14 ._.fstemp.671039559

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:43 ._.fstemp.694328395

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:42 ._.fstemp.742004881

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55804 12 Apr 11:10 ._.fstemp.780467985

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 58594 12 Apr 11:15 ._.fstemp.787996123

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 52657 12 Apr 11:14 ._.fstemp.799765144

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:43 ._.fstemp.801710440

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55804 12 Apr 11:13 ._.fstemp.843997172

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:48 ._.fstemp.867441316

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 82 12 Apr 11:50 ._.fstemp.873009469

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 57432 12 Apr 11:12 ._.fstemp.890578076

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 54464 12 Apr 11:01 ._.fstemp.944437387

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 55445 12 Apr 10:59 ._.fstemp.945526543

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1428006 12 Apr 11:17 .fstemp.007939549

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1177005 12 Apr 11:13 .fstemp.019201904

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1344039 12 Apr 11:17 .fstemp.031282322

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 116962 12 Apr 11:10 .fstemp.041664722

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 65559 12 Apr 11:00 .fstemp.074019234

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:49 .fstemp.143491095

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:49 .fstemp.149450090

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:42 .fstemp.153613715

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 116962 12 Apr 11:00 .fstemp.170949845

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62578 12 Apr 11:11 .fstemp.174038396

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 688949 12 Apr 11:23 .fstemp.178095276

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1441741 12 Apr 11:19 .fstemp.214026098

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 600010 12 Apr 11:11 .fstemp.241258377

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1177005 12 Apr 11:10 .fstemp.265081348

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:20 .fstemp.271945581

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1037170 12 Apr 11:15 .fstemp.294686237

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:22 .fstemp.303396031

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:43 .fstemp.316698025

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1177005 12 Apr 10:59 .fstemp.344663743

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1177005 12 Apr 11:00 .fstemp.375356517

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62006 12 Apr 11:14 .fstemp.394724693

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1493734 12 Apr 11:18 .fstemp.405556589

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1488984 12 Apr 11:16 .fstemp.536570584

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1488984 12 Apr 11:12 .fstemp.538687716

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:49 .fstemp.550822809

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62920 12 Apr 11:10 .fstemp.577315244

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:20 .fstemp.582088596

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:19 .fstemp.583631228

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62920 12 Apr 11:14 .fstemp.592254737

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62006 12 Apr 11:11 .fstemp.609642222

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:22 .fstemp.624462478

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62006 12 Apr 10:59 .fstemp.661066479

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62578 12 Apr 11:14 .fstemp.671039559

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:43 .fstemp.694328395

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:42 .fstemp.742004881

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:21 .fstemp.753810797

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 65559 12 Apr 11:10 .fstemp.780467985

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 600010 12 Apr 11:15 .fstemp.787996123

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 116962 12 Apr 11:14 .fstemp.799765144

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:43 .fstemp.801710440

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 65559 12 Apr 11:13 .fstemp.843997172

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:48 .fstemp.867441316

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 0 12 Apr 11:50 .fstemp.873009469

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1037170 12 Apr 11:12 .fstemp.890578076

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 62006 12 Apr 11:00 .fstemp.944437387

-rwxrwxrwx 1 unknown unknown 1177005 12 Apr 10:58 .fstemp.945526543



I want to delete those .fstemp files. I tried what you said. Maybe I'm doing it incorrectly?



Thanks

Logan

logan

Nevermind I think I figured it out, is there a way to delete a lot of files at once?

formerlurker

what you're looking for is something along the lines of

rm .fstemp.*

mcq

Yeah, I'd try what FormerLurker said.

You may also need a

rm ._.fstemp.*

for some of the files at the beginning of the listing.