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how to delete a non empty directory in linux

1. To recursively delete use

$ rm -r dirname

2.To forcefully delete use

$ rm -rf dirname

rmdir directory not empty

To remove(delete) a directory use:
rmdir *directory name* 
e.g: rmdir "my directory"

To remove a non-empty directory use:
rm -r *directory name*
e.g: rm -r "my non-empty directory"


Use "" when your directory path (absolute or relative) or name contains spaces

How to remove a non empty directory

//remove a non empty directory
rm -r dir1

//remove a directory within directory without being promopted
rm -rf dir1

Linux remove non empty directory

rm -rf dirnameCopy

rmdir directory not empty

rmdir folder1  folder2 #remove empty directory folders
rm -rf folder1 folder2 #remove non-empty folders and its content recursively

remove a non empty directory

sudo rm -R [Directory name]