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10-23-2002

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removing a dir named: $HOME

How do I remove a directory named: $HOME

$ rm "$HOME"
rm: $HOME is a directory

$ rmdir "$HOME"
rmdir: directory "/home/bob": Directory is a mount point or in use

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