delete folder in linux code example

Example 1: check folder sizes linux

du -h --max-depth=1

Example 2: ubuntu remove directory

rm -R folder-name

Example 3: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 4: delete directory linux

rm -rf dir1

Example 5: force delete a folder in linux

# To remove non-empty directories and all the files without being prompted, use rm with the -r (recursive) and -f options:
rm -rf dirname

Example 6: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*