how to delete directory in 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: ubuntu remove directory

rm -R folder-name

Example 3: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 4: force delete a folder in linux

# To remove non-empty directories and all the files without being prompted, use rm with the -r (recursive) and -f options:
rm -rf dirname

Example 5: delete directory linux

rm -rf dir1

Example 6: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*