Remove a directory
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Revision as of 15:03, 12 May 2010
To remove a directory that is not empty, use the command below:
$ rm -rdf <directory>
In the above example, you would replace "<directory>" with the name of the directory you wish to delete.
-rdf specifies recursive, remove directories and force
