user@user ~ $ su
Password:
user user # rm /lib/udev/rules.d/72-touchpad.rules
rm: cannot remove '/lib/udev/rules.d/72-touchpad.rules': Is a directory
user user # cd /lib/udev/rules.d
user rules.d # rm 72-touchpad.rules
rm: cannot remove '72-touchpad.rules': Is a directory
user rules.d # cd
user ~ # cd /usr/local/sbin
user sbin # rm toggle-touchpad.sh
rm: cannot remove 'toggle-touchpad.sh': Is a directory
user sbin # cd
user ~ # exit
exit
user@user ~ $
How could I remove these files?
Can't remove some files
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Can't remove some files
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Re: Can't remove some files
Directories, if empty, are removed with the
rmdir command. If a directory contains files within it, you'll need to use the -r argument with rm; this will delete recursively; be careful. Have a look at man rm and man rmdir as well.I'm also Terminalforlife on GitHub.