Remove a symlink to a directory
I have a symlink to an important directory. I want to get rid of that symlink, while keeping the directory behind it.
I tried rm
and get back rm: cannot remove 'foo'
.
I tried rmdir
and got back rmdir: failed to remove 'foo': Directory not empty
I then progressed through rm -f
, rm -rf
and sudo rm -rf
Then I went to find my back-ups.
Is there a way to get rid of the symlink with out throwing away the baby with the bathwater?