Explicit and implicit use of commands

[anon10020]

Hi,

I want to ask that what is the explicit and implicit use of commands?

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Anon10020

[anup]

Anon10020,

The question is not clear. Can you please let us know the context?

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[anon10020]

Hi,

As per the slide in "4-4 File and Directory Deletion"
it is said that
rmdir is explicitly used to delete directories.

So I want to ask by using a command in explicit or implicit manner,
What does it mean?

Thanks
Anon10020

[anup]

Okay, there are as such no explicit or implicit commands. What that sentence means is that rm can be used to delete both files and directories but rmdir is only for directories. It is useful in scripts when you want to be explicit about what it is that is being deleted as well as careful.

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