linux delete directory recursively code example

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

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: delete a directory bash script

rmdir dirname

Example 3: remove full dir

rm -r mydir

Example 4: 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 5: linux command to delete direcoty with specified name recursivel

# First find the directory names as to not accidentally delete important directories
find . -type d -name __pycache__
# If you want to recursively delete its contents, replace -exec rmdir {} \; by -delete or -prune -exec rm -rf {} \;. Other answers include details about these versions, credit them too.
find . -type d -name __pycache__ -prune -exec rm -rf {} \;