linux delete dir code example

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

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: delete directory linux

rm -rf dir1

Example 3: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*

Example 4: remove directory from linux

rm -r filename

rm -rf filename

this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully

Example 5: how to delete a dir in linux

#In linux Terminal:
	#To make a directory:
		mkdir directory_name
	#To delete a directory: 
		rmdir directory_name

Example 6: rm directory linux

To remove an empty directory, use either rmdir or rm -d followed by the directory name: 
rm -d dirname rmdir dirname.
To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the rm command with the -r (recursive) option: 
rm -r dirname.