Create and remove directory using Terminal in Ubuntu 15.10 [duplicate]

Question

I created a directory using the following command

mkdir TEST.

Now I am trying to remove it using

rm TEST and rm TEST/

but it is showing the following error:

cannot remove ‘TEST’: Is a directory and cannot remove ‘TEST/’: Is a directory

Can anyone tell me how to remove this directory using terminal?

To remove directories you have to use the recursive option. try rm -r TEST. Then take a look at man rm for more information. — Parto, Jun 29, 2016 at 7:06
You can try sudo rm -r -f /path/ or sudo rm -rf folderName as here says :askubuntu.com/questions/201775/how-do-i-remove-a-folder and askubuntu.com/questions/217893/… — kek, Jun 29, 2016 at 7:10

guntbert · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-29 19:38:57Z

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The command to remove a directory is rmdir not rm.

So you just type rmdir TEST.

answered Jun 29, 2016 at 19:38

guntbert

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