cmd remove folder code example

Example 1: remove docker container

# List all containers (only IDs)
docker ps -aq
# Stop all running containers
docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
# Remove all containers
docker rm $(docker ps -aq)
# Remove all images
docker rmi $(docker images -q)

Example 2: cmd delete folder

# NOTE: for cmd/batch/DOS only (not bash/Linux)

# EXAMPLE:
rmdir /s /q "C:\Users\TomDickHarry\DeletableStuff"

# SYNTAX
# rmdir /s /q "<your-folder-to-delete>"

Example 3: remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory

Example 4: how to remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory
rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/

Example 5: delete all files in a directory cmd

del /S C:\Path\to\directory\*

Example 6: remove folder with content cmd

rmdir folder/path /S /Q