How to delete a non empty directory in terminal

You probably already know how to delete files in the command line with the rm command.

The same command can also be used to delete folders (called directories in Linux terminology).

The option is important and I'll explain it in the later section of this article.

Creating a new folder in Ubuntu is simple.

How to delete a directory in terminal

Deleting them might not be that straightforward, especially if the folders are not empty.

There is a dedicated command for removing directories. However, it can only delete empty directories. This is why you have to use the rm command for deleting folders.

Let's see more about removing directories in the command line in Ubuntu Linux.

Delete folders using rm command

On a fundamental level, directories are just special files that have information about the location of files stored in the memory.

This means you can almost use the command to remove them, just like regular files. Almost because there is a slight twist here.

If you try to delete directories the same way as files, you may encounter the "rm: cannot rem

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