In bash all I know is that rmdir directoryname will remove the directory but only if it's empty. Is there a way to force remove subdirectories?

How do I determine: the current directory (where I was in the shell when I ran the Python script), and where the Python file I am executing is?

Based on the question: How to make using command prompt less painful, what are the . and .. entries in the most voted answer? I see it when I do a dir command but it isn't visible to the …

I know that / is illegal in Linux, and * " / \\ < > : | ? are illegal in Windows. What else am I missing? I need a comprehensive guide that also accounts for double-byte characters.

Input/Output errors during filesystem access attempts generally mean hardware issues. Type dmesg and check the last few lines of output. If the disc or the connection to it is failing, it'll be …

Jun 16, 2010 · What does "/" , "./", "../" represent while giving path?Let's be precise: "/"is a path which begins with a /, and thus it is an absolute path. Thus, we need to begin in the root of the …

Ex, if you need to write log files to YYYY\MM folder, like 2024\08\23.log, it doesn't matter if directory exist before or not - your goal is to open file for writing.

Is there a way to zip all files in a given directory with the zip command? I've heard of using *.*, but I want it to work for extensionless files, too.

Jun 25, 2023 · Then just drill down into your home directory. Usually though, in windows, if you open up your file explorer, just scroll down to "Network", from there you can also see your …

Path() is the current working directory, not the directory of the script. This only "works" in the few cases where the script actually is in the current working directory.