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How to remove non empty Directory in Linux

last updated January 20, 2018 in Commands, Linux

I am trying to delete a directory in Linux using the rmdir command. However, I am getting an error message that read as follows:
rmdir: failed to remove 'trip-pictures': Directory not empty
How can I remove non empty directory in Linux using the cli?
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How to find and delete directory recursively on Linux or Unix-like system

last updated June 22, 2017 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX

I type ‘find . -type d -iname foo -delete‘ command to find the foo directories and delete them. However, I am getting an error message that read as find: cannot delete './hourly.4/data/foo': Directory not empty on Linux server. How do delete directories based on find command output on Linux or Unix-like system?

HowTo: Deleting Directories in Linux

last updated December 2, 2013 in BASH Shell, Commands, Linux

How do I delete a directory or directories in Linux using the Terminal application?

Linux / Unix: Find and Delete All Empty Directories & Files

last updated September 11, 2015 in FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, UNIX

How do I find out all empty files and directories on a Linux / Apple OS X / BSD / Unix-like operating systems and delete them in a single pass?

Unix / Linux: Remove Nonempty Directory Command

last updated January 21, 2013 in Linux, UNIX

I am trying to remove a directory called /opt/source/httpd with the rm command. I am greeted with the following message:

rmdir: failed to remove `/opt/source/httpd’: Directory not empty

How do I delete directory called /opt/source/httpd under Linux or Unix operating systems?

Debian Linux Delete Directory Command

last updated January 19, 2011 in Debian / Ubuntu

I am new to Debian Linux and bash shell command line. How do I delete or remove a directory using bash prompt?

Removing a Directory In Linux

last updated December 15, 2010 in Linux

How do I remove a directory in Linux using the shell prompt?