rm: cannot remove '/tmp/newtry': Is a directory

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I tried to create a folder but permission was denied. Then I went to forums and there was written to remove tmp, but I couldn't. Error: rm: cannot remove '/tmp/newtry': Is a directory

`rm -rf /tmp/newtry` – Alexey S. Larionov Jul 21 '22 at 10:13 — Alexey S. Larionov, Jul 21 '22 at 10:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 21 '22 at 10:13

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Use -r

-r, -R, --recursive remove directories and their contents recursively

rm -r /tmp/newtry

answered Jul 21 '22 at 10:13

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i already did that, but it still not working – Chikichill Jul 21 '22 at 11:01
Can you share more details about `still not working` do you have an error to share ? – Ôrel Jul 21 '22 at 11:49

rm: cannot remove '/tmp/newtry': Is a directory

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