delete folder linux code example

Example 1: how to delete a non empty directory in linux

1. To recursively delete use

$ rm -r dirname

2.To forcefully delete use

$ rm -rf dirname

Example 2: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 3: delete directory linux

rm -rf dir1

Example 4: bash remove directory

rm -rf directory-name

Example 5: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*

Example 6: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory