remove not empty directory 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: python remove directory not empty

import shutil

shutil.rmtree('/folder_name')
shutil.rmtree('/folder_name', ignore_errors=True)  # for read only files

Example 3: terminal delete directory not empty

rm -rf myDirectory

Example 4: rmdir not empty

rm -rf dir-name