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Asked: 2018-10-16 15:07:50 +0800 CST

Remove garbage from Media/jw with command line

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While running f3write erroneously at first I left some garbage files in my Media/jw directory - 1.h2w and 2.h2w. How do I get rid of them?

I can find them with the GUI but I don't have permission to remove anything there by deleting or dragging them to the trashcan.

With the command line I don't know how to get to that location in order to use sudo.

How do I cd above the Home directory using the command line?

command-line permissions

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  1. Best Answer

    Generally you can change directory cd to anywhere you have permission to access (The x in directory listings).

    However, once you reach somewhere you can't access, you will need to either sudo specifically, e.g.

    me@mycomputer$ sudo rm /path/to/files/to/delete/*.h2w

    or you can elevate to a shell that is another user

    me@mycomputer$ sudo su root
root@mycomputer$ cd /path/to/files/to/delete
root@mycomputer$ rm *.h2w
root@mycomputer$ exit
me@mycomputer$

    If you don't specify which user you are elevating to, then the system will assume you mean root. So you can just do

    me@mycomputer$ sudo su

    and the rest is the same.

    BE CAREFUL - When you are root you can do absolutely anything and that includes shooting yourself in the foot. Hence this joke from Randall of xkcd:

    Sudo Make me a sandwich kxcd joke.

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