linux find and delete files with name 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: linux find and delete files with name

$ find -type f -name '*install*' -delete

Example 3: how to remove file from directory in linux

rm /home/harry/ascii.txt