rm directory command code example

Example 1: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: remove directory linux

# To delete a single file, use the rm or unlink command followed by the file name:

unlink filename
rm filename

# To delete multiple files at once, use the rm command followed by the file names separated by space.
rm filename1 filename2 filename3
# To remove an empty directory, use either rmdir or rm -d followed by the directory name:
rm -d dirname
rmdir dirname

# To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the rm command with the-r (recursive) option:
rm -r dirname

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

#To remove multiple directories at once, use the rm -r command followed by the directory names separated by space.
rm -r dirname1 dirname2 dirname3

Example 3: rmdir command

#usage:
rmdir <dir>
#it removes <dir>
#but if it isnt empty it will not work
#so do:
rmdir /S <dir>
#--ignore-fail-on-non-empty for linux
#to remove confirmation
rmdir /Q <dir>
#it is abbreviated to rd in cmd(windows) like all commands:)
rmdir /? #for help
#the last two are windows specific

Example 4: remove directory from linux

rm -r filename

rm -rf filename

this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully

Example 5: remove directory linux

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*

Example 6: rm directory linux

To remove an empty directory, use either rmdir or rm -d followed by the directory name: 
rm -d dirname rmdir dirname.
To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the rm command with the -r (recursive) option: 
rm -r dirname.