linux delete files in directory code example

Example 1: remove all files inside directory linux

# remove everything in a directory 
rm /path/to/dir/*
# remove all sub-directories and files
rm -r /path/to/dir/*

Example 2: remove a file or dir in linux or mac or ubuntu

note:your_file_name can be a dir or a file 

sudo rm -r your_file_name

Example 3: how to remove file from directory in linux

rm /home/harry/ascii.txt

Example 4: ubuntu delete contents of folder

To remove all non-hidden files and sub-directories (along with all of their contents) in a 
directory use:
rm -r /path/to/directory/*