{"id":2787,"date":"2023-02-02T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:43:10","slug":"delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s how you can delete a non-empty directory on Linux when you get a “directory not empty” error:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the directory you want to delete.<\/li>\n
  2. Use the following command to delete the directory and its contents:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n
    <\/div>\n
    rm<\/span> -rf <directory name>
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Replace <directory name><\/code> with the name of the directory you want to delete. The -r<\/code> option tells rm<\/code> to remove the directory and its contents recursively, and the -f<\/code> option forces the deletion without confirming each file.<\/p>\n

    This command will delete the directory and all of its contents, including any subdirectories and files. Use caution when using this command, as it will permanently delete the specified directory and its contents without any confirmation or opportunity for recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here’s how you can delete a non-empty directory on Linux when you get a “directory not empty” error: Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the directory you want to delete. Use the following command to delete the directory and its contents: rm -rf <directory name> Replace <directory name> with the name of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-tutorial"],"yoast_head":"\nDelete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here’s how you can delete a non-empty directory on Linux when you get a “directory not empty” error: Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the directory you want to delete. Use the following command to delete the directory and its contents: rm -rf <directory name> Replace <directory name> with the name of ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TrySitePrice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rahul Sahu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rahul Sahu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/358e04eeea4281deacad2f30c58e67f4\"},\"headline\":\"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\"},\"wordCount\":129,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Best\/Tutorial\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\",\"name\":\"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"TrySitePrice\",\"description\":\"Free Website Value Calculator Tool\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TrySitePrice\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cropped-trysiteprice-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cropped-trysiteprice-logo.png\",\"width\":395,\"height\":268,\"caption\":\"TrySitePrice\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/358e04eeea4281deacad2f30c58e67f4\",\"name\":\"Rahul Sahu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51f0f95f7b95665f62baed2211572165?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51f0f95f7b95665f62baed2211572165?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rahul Sahu\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/author\/rsahu4242_trysiteprice\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice","og_description":"Here’s how you can delete a non-empty directory on Linux when you get a “directory not empty” error: Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the directory you want to delete. Use the following command to delete the directory and its contents: rm -rf <directory name> Replace <directory name> with the name of ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/","og_site_name":"TrySitePrice","article_published_time":"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00","author":"Rahul Sahu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/"},"author":{"name":"Rahul Sahu","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/358e04eeea4281deacad2f30c58e67f4"},"headline":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux","datePublished":"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/"},"wordCount":129,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Best\/Tutorial"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/","url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/","name":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux - TrySitePrice","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-02T09:43:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/delete-a-non-empty-directory-when-you-get-directory-not-empty-error-on-linux\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Delete a non-empty directory when you get directory not empty error on Linux"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/","name":"TrySitePrice","description":"Free Website Value Calculator Tool","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"TrySitePrice","url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cropped-trysiteprice-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cropped-trysiteprice-logo.png","width":395,"height":268,"caption":"TrySitePrice"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/358e04eeea4281deacad2f30c58e67f4","name":"Rahul Sahu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51f0f95f7b95665f62baed2211572165?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51f0f95f7b95665f62baed2211572165?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rahul Sahu"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/author\/rsahu4242_trysiteprice\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2788,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787\/revisions\/2788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}