how to delete directory in linux terminal code example
Example 1: how to remove folder and its contents in linux
rm -rf dirname
Example 2: delete directory linux
rm -rf dir1
Example 3: linux remove folder and all his content
rm -rf /path/to/directory
Example 4: remove directory from linux
rm -r filename
rm -rf filename
this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully
Example 5: how to remove folder from linux terminal
To remove an empty directory, use the rmdir command as follows:
$ rmdir foldername
If the directory still contains files or subdirectories, the rmdir command does not remove the directory.
To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r.
$ rm -r foldername
Example 6: remove folder in all sub folders linux command
$ find /start/search/from/this/dir -name "dirname-to-delete" -type d -exec /bin/rm -rf {} +