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# Deleting Directories Of Files From netrw
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In `netrw`, you can delete files and directories by navigating over the
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target of deletion and hitting `D`.
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By default, `netrw` will use `rmdir` when deleting directories. This means
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that if a directory has files in it, then it won't be deleted. `rmdir`
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rightly gives an error when the target directory isn't empty.
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`netrw` can be configured to use `rm -r` instead of `rmdir` when deleting
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directories.
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```
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:let g:netrw_localrmdir='rm -r'
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```
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[source](https://gist.github.com/KevinSjoberg/5068370)
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