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19-04-2008, 04:30 PM
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Directories must be empty before rmdir command:
Code:
rmdir directory rmdir x/y rmdir your-dir-name
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31-05-2008, 03:36 PM
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If you want to delete the folder without emptying it.
U can use `rm -rf folder_name` but beware as it will delete all the data inside that folder.
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