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to remove the directory type: rm -R /directory/you/want/to/rem<wbr />ove
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to remove the directory type: rm -R /directory/you/want/to/remove

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rm -rf /the/directory<br />

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and, always : &quot;man a_command&quot; to read the documentation<br />
like : man rm<br />

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and, always : "man a_command" to read the documentation
like : man rm


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I try to remove directory in Ubuntu with the command<br />
rmdir <br />
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with out success.<br />
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I got the message &quot;error directory is not empty&quot;.<br />
What command to use to delete not empty directory??????? &nbsp; <br />
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I try to remove directory in Ubuntu with the command
rmdir 

with out success.

I got the message "error directory is not empty".
What command to use to delete not empty directory???????   



remove not emty directory in Ubuntu

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