linux remove all files in directory code example

Example 1: delete all files in a directory command

rd /s/q Foldername

Example 2: 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 3: how to remove all files except one in linux

# if you are using a loop

shopt -s extglob

rm -rf !("abc.txt" | "abc.log" )  # others will be removed except these two

shopt -u extglob

Example 4: ubuntu delete directory and all files

rm -rf ./test