remove a non empty directory linux code example

Example 1: 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

Example 2: remove empty folders linux

find . -type d -empty -print -delete

Example 3: delete non empty directory cmd

rm -rf directoryname

Example 4: rmdir not empty

rm -rf dir-name

Example 5: how to delete files in linux

rm  .. rm -r  .. r stands for recursive

Example 6: remove a non empty directory

sudo rm -R [Directory name]