Ubuntu provides both ways to delete the directory: Graphical User Interface and Command Line interface. Below mentioned are some ways to delete a directory.<\/p>\n
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- Delete Directory using GUI<\/li>\n
- Delete Directory using the rm command<\/li>\n
- Delete Directory using the rmdir command<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Below these ways are explained in detail.<\/p>\n
Delete Directory using GUI<\/strong><\/h3>\n
If you are a beginner and don\u2019t know how to use the Linux terminal, then you can also delete the directory using the GUI method.<\/p>\n
To delete the directory, left click on the directory and click on the “move to trash” option. As I wanted to delete the “Linux” directory from the Documents folder, I will move the cursor on it and then left click on it and then click on the option “move to trash” from the drop-down list as shown below.<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-application-description-2.png\")
<\/p>\nAfter selecting this option you should be able to see that the directory is no longer available as shown below.<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-application-teams-desc.png\")
<\/p>\nDelete Directory using rm command<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The rm command is abbreviated as “remove”. This command is used to delete things from file systems like Linux like files, symbolized links, directories, and so on. This operation usually works quietly, and you should take caution while using it because after you delete files, you won’t be able to recover the data of those files or directories. It does not delete directory by default unless used with some option<\/p>\n
How to Delete Empty Directory<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The below-mentioned syntax is used to delete an empty directory using rm.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -d directory_name<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Run the mentioned command below to delete the directory “Linux”.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -d linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
![\"Text](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/text-description-automatically-generated-20.png\")
<\/p>\nOutput:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Linux directory will be removed in the below output:<\/p>\n
![\"Text](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/text-description-automatically-generated-21.png\")
<\/p>\nHow to Delete Non-Empty Directory<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Below mentioned is the syntax to delete all files and directories that aren’t empty using rm.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -r directory_name<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
-r:<\/strong> recursive option<\/p>\n
Run the command mentioned below to delete the non-empty “Linux” directory.<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n \n $ rm -r linux <\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-description-automaticall-3.png\")
<\/p>\nOutput:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Linux directory containing files will be removed in the below output:<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-text-description-automa.png\")
<\/p>\nBelow\u00a0rm is used\u00a0with the -r\u00a0and -f arguments to remove non-empty directory\u00a0and all files without being prompted:<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n \n $ rm -rf directory_name<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
The mentioned command will delete a non-empty “Linux” directory without being prompted.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -rf linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
![\"Text](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/text-description-automatically-generated-22.png\")
<\/p>\nOutput:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Linux directory will be removed in the below output:<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-text-description-automa-1.png\")
<\/p>\nHow to Delete Multiple Directories<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Below mentioned is the syntax to delete multiple directories using the rm command.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -r directory_name1 directory_name2 \u2026..<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Run the mentioned below command to delete the “linux1” and “linux2” directory.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rm -r linux1 linux2<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
![\"Text](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/text-description-automatically-generated-with-med-1.png\")
<\/p>\nOutput:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The linux1 and linux2 directory will be removed in the below output:<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-text-description-automa-2.png\")
<\/p>\nDelete Directory Using the rmdir command<\/strong><\/h2>\n
In Linux, the rmdir command is used to delete empty directories or directories from the system. Only if all of the directories specified in the command-line interface are empty, does the rmdir command erase them. If the supplied directory contains any directories or files, the rmdir command will not be able to delete them.<\/p>\n
Below mentioned is the syntax to remove an empty directory using rmdir.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rmdir directory_name<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Run the below-mentioned command to remove the empty “Linux” directory using rmdir.<\/p>\n
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\n \n $ rmdir -r linux<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
![\"Text](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/text-description-automatically-generated-23.png\")
<\/p>\nOutput:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Linux directory will be removed in the below output:<\/p>\n
![\"Graphical](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/graphical-user-interface-description-automaticall-4.png\")
<\/p>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
To solve the problem of storage space, we need to delete the directories which are no longer in our use. Ubuntu provides multiple ways to delete the directory. This article is about deleting a directory using the GUI method, “rm” command, and “rmdir” command. All these methods are discussed in detail.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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