# Rmdir -r doesn't remove directories with files

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rmdir-r-doesnt-remove-directories-with-files/3655>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rmdir-r-doesnt-remove-directories-with-files/3655 "2021-07-29T01:22:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Priest\_Apostate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@Priest\_Apostate](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Priest_Apostate)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rmdir-r-doesnt-remove-directories-with-files/3655/1 "2021-07-29T01:22:46Z")

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I’m working with Rocky 8, upgraded from CentOS 8 - but found that the “rmdir -r” command is no longer supported.  
Upon checking the man page, I found that the recursive option is no longer available.  
Is there another way to remove directories with files in them?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/9/9fe8b6225e954eaf754a21686b333d192601381a.png)

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**Author:** ![tjdoyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tjdoyle/32/500_2.png) [@tjdoyle](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tjdoyle)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rmdir-r-doesnt-remove-directories-with-files/3655/2 "2021-07-29T08:33:40Z")

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Hi,

Try: `rm -r

Thanks Tom. `

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rmdir-r-doesnt-remove-directories-with-files/3655/3 "2023-08-25T04:07:34Z")

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