deleting a folder and everything inside it on ubuntu

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rmdir says the directory isn't empty. I know rm -rf is the answer people give, but it scares me a bit. What's the safe way to remove a folder with all its contents without nuking the wrong thing?

charlie_85 · Answer

rm -r foldername add f (rm -rf) if it keeps asking about write-protected files. there's no bin with this, it's gone straight away, so run ls on the folder first and check you're in the right place. rmdir only works on folders that are already empty.

deleting a folder and everything inside it on ubuntu

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