Remove directory not empty linux console

How to remove a directory in linux console

first look at rm command .

rmdir command only removes an empty directory.
root@client-2-5-102-94 [/home/neteyaz/public_html/*****.com]# rmdir directory/
rmdir: /*****./access-logs: Directory not empty
rmdir: /*****./cpbackup-exclude.conf: Not a directory
rmdir: /*****.//*****..php: Not a directory
rmdir: /*****.//*****..sql: Not a directory
rmdir: /*****.//*****..tar.gz: Not a directory
rmdir: /*****.//*****.: Directory not empty

if you want to remove a “non empty directory” u can use “rm -r” command for deleting a directory.

if you want to ignored removing full directory :

rm -r -f directory/

-f means force ( remove all, ignore everything )

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