rmdir command problem?

[Infernochaos]

I'm very new to Linux and it's terminal.I've been learning some basics commands and on my way there,I created a random folder with random files.
Basically what it says in the terminal help:--ignore-fail-on-non-empty which is to delete a folder even with files within them.I used to do this like a few hours ago but now it doesnt work.It doesn't delete nothing.

Help?


P.S.:I puted the verbose flag but they were no errors... 0-0

[tpl]

welcome to the forum

"rmdir" works only on empty directories; try "rm -r"

[Infernochaos]

Thanks for your reply but the flag -r does not exist for the command rm . I need to delete each of them seperately.Any other possibilities?

[nujinini]

What happens when you execute?

rm -rf filetobedeleted

as su or sudo. Kindly make sure that you got the path right too.

[devils casper]

I would suggest you to check linuxcommand.org

[Infernochaos]

Thank you for your responses.THe rm -rf command resolved my problems and also the site provided by devilcasper will be a great help.

Also can someone explain me in detail what is the -rf flag?

[yancek]

the r is for recursive, the f is for force. Rather than repeat others, just check these links:

rm (Unix) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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