Remove a directory
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How do I remove a full directory in Linux?
Question:
How do I remove a full directory in Linux?
Answer:
To remove a directory that is full with other files and/or other directories, use the below command.
rm -r directory
Note: In the above example, you would replace "directory" with the name of the full directory you wish to delete. So if the directory was named files, you would type: rm -r files
Additional information:
When attempting to remove a directory using a command such as the rmdir command, you may receive a prompt such as "rmdir: 'dir': Directory not empty" and be unable to delete the directory.
See our rm and rmdir commands for additional information about each of these commands and other available switches.