in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files?

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / vijay

rm -r <directoryname>

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / saheed

rm -rf directoryName with out confirmation

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / aaaaaa

rm -rf directoryName

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / manikandan

\rm -rf directoryName
This is used for remove dirctory with confirmation

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / rajasekar

rm -rf <directory name with path>

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / keerthana

rm -r directory_name
rm -ir director_name
rm -rf directory_name

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / julias ceasor a

rm -rf <directory_name> without confirmation
rm -r <directory_name> With confirmation for all files it
conatins.

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / rejaul

at first delete the file in that directory with
rm *

then comeout of that directory and then
type rmdir (directory name)

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / yuvaevergreen

rm -r to remove

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in UNIX,what is the command to remove directory with files? ..

Answer / kiran

rm -rf directory name

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