how do you delete a directory?

[Alex Snow]

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rm -r directory. if you're distro keeps asking you if you're sure you 
want to delete the file (redhat/fedora do that nd I think debian does 
also) do a rm -rf directory.
be careful with this command...
On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 11:40:28AM -0500, 
cris wrote:
> Hi folks,
> This is too elementary for you, but a big deal for a nubie.  How do you delete a directory if it has other subdirectories and files?  rmdir does not delete directories unless they are empty.
> Cheers,
> Cris
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