Cisco 200-901 Exam - Topic 2 Question 104 Discussion

Actual exam question for Cisco's 200-901 exam

Question #: 104
Topic #: 2

The project is migrated to a new codebase, the ''old_project'' directory must be deleted. The directory has multiple read-only files, and it must be deleted recursively without prompting for confirmation. Which bash command must be used?

Arm -rf old_project

Brm -r old_project

Crmdir -p old_project

Drmdir old_project

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Suggested Answer: A

To delete a directory and all of its contents (including read-only files) recursively without prompting for confirmation, the rm command with the -rf flags should be used.

rm -r: This option tells rm to remove directories and their contents recursively.

rm -f: This option tells rm to force the removal of files, ignoring nonexistent files and never prompting for confirmation.

Therefore, the correct command is rm -rf old_project. This command will recursively remove the old_project directory and all its contents without any confirmation prompts, regardless of file permissions.

Topic 2, Exam Pool B

by Delmy at Nov 24, 2025, 05:25 PM

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Maryanne

5 months ago

I agree, A is the command we need. No prompts, just delete!

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Percy

5 months ago

C) and D) won't work for directories with files. A is the best choice.

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Miesha

5 months ago

A) is the only option that works for read-only files.

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Shaun

5 months ago

I feel like B) is safer, but it won't handle read-only files.

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Galen

5 months ago

Definitely A. The recursive flag is crucial here.

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Corazon

5 months ago

I think it's A) rm -rf old_project. It deletes everything without asking.

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Trinidad

6 months ago

I thought rmdir was for empty directories only?

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Malika

6 months ago

Wait, are you sure that's safe?

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Patti

6 months ago

Agreed, no confirmation needed for that!

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Arlene

7 months ago

It's definitely A) rm -rf old_project.

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Kirk

7 months ago

A) rm -rf old_project? More like A) rm -rf my_career if I mess this up!

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Wai

7 months ago

A is the obvious choice. I mean, who has time to deal with read-only files these days? Just blast it away!

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Lynelle

7 months ago

Option A is the way to go. Who needs confirmation anyway? Just nuke that directory!

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Pansy

7 months ago

I agree, A is the way to go. Deleting read-only files can be a pain, but -rf gets the job done.

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Francesco

7 months ago

I feel like "rm -rf" is definitely the way to go for this scenario, but I just hope I don't mix it up with "rmdir" again!

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Leoma

8 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to delete a directory with files, and I chose "rm -r" but I think we need the "-f" here too.

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Thersa

8 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about "rmdir" only working for empty directories. That makes me lean towards option A as well.

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Annita

8 months ago

A seems like the best option. The 'rm -rf' command is the safest way to delete the directory without any issues.

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Isabella

8 months ago

I'm pretty confident that A is the correct answer. The 'rm -rf' command is the standard way to delete a directory and its contents recursively without prompting.

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