command line remove directory code example

Example 1: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: bash remove directory

rm -rf directory-name

Example 3: delete non empty directory cmd

rm -rf directoryname

Example 4: remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory

Example 5: how to remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory
rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/