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rmdir: failed to remove ‘’: Directory not empty

rm -rf myDirectory
Posted by: Guest on January-16-2020
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remove empty folders linux

find . -type d -empty -print -delete
Posted by: Guest on December-13-2020
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rmdir directory not empty

To remove(delete) a directory use:
rmdir *directory name* 
e.g: rmdir "my directory"

To remove a non-empty directory use:
rm -r *directory name*
e.g: rm -r "my non-empty directory"


Use "" when your directory path (absolute or relative) or name contains spaces
Posted by: Guest on April-24-2021

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