Trying to remove git repo on ubuntu guest

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Danny Ocean picture Danny Ocean · Apr 22, 2014 · Viewed 13k times · Source

I am trying to remove whole git repository from my local machine, but git prohibits to delete several files.

I've tried:

  1. rm -r folder
  2. It asked me do I want to delete some write-protected files? I've asked y.

  3. Following message appeared:

    rm: cannot remove ‘.git/objects/08/fa4fcd8413b84a1605e1c4866cb2493daf4c4e’: Operation not permitted
rm: cannot remove ‘.git/objects/96/de4fe9aa42239290cae341427649f2afbdab16’: Operation not permitted
rm: cannot remove ‘.git/objects/fd/ed37600b5fe66e1a0d0e4355b387e56ca2638e’: Operation not permitted
rm: cannot remove ‘.git/objects/pack/pack-cb277ab3b4a3510209a9784a76760e6281da5218.idx’: Operation not permitted
rm: cannot remove ‘.git/objects/pack/pack-cb277ab3b4a3510209a9784a76760e6281da5218.pack’: Operation not permitted

The ls command showed that all local files were deleted. Then I tried sudo rm -r .git from that folder - same result.

Help me please delete that folder.

Answer

Phillip Ngan picture Phillip Ngan · Apr 22, 2014

  1. Close any git clients that might be running.

  2. Set the permissions to delete first:

    chmod -R 777 folder

  3. Try to force the deletion:

    rm -rf folder

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