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Remove a non empty directory

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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
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remove directory linux 

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*
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remove a non empty directory 

sudo rm -R [Directory name]

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