To delete a directory with the rmdir command on a Linux system, you need to ensure that the directory is empty. The rmdir command will only delete empty directories, and it will return an error if the directory is not empty.
To delete an empty directory with the rmdir command, you can use the following syntax:
rmdir path/to/directory
Replace path/to/directory with the path to the directory you want to delete.
For example, to delete the test directory in the current directory, you can use the following command:
rmdir test
If the directory is not empty, the rmdir command will return an error message similar to this:
rmdir: test: Directory not empty
To delete a non-empty directory, you can use the rm command with the -r or -R option to delete the directory and all its contents recursively.
For example, to delete the test directory and all its contents, you can use the following command:
rm -r test
Keep in mind that the rm command is a powerful tool that can be used to delete files and directories on a Linux system. You should use it with caution, as it can permanently delete files and directories and there is no way to recover them.
You can use the -i option with the rm command to prompt for confirmation before deleting each file or directory, which can help to prevent accidental data loss.