Deleting the contents of a directory in Linux might seem straightforward at first glance—just run a quick rm—rf /some/directory/* and let the system do the heavy lifting. However, behind this simplicity lies a lot of considerations, including handling hidden files, dealing with permissions, avoiding accidental data loss, ...

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