remove folder linux not empty 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: terminal delete directory not empty

rm -rf myDirectory

Example 4: rmdir not empty

rm -rf dir-name