delete a folder from github repository code example

Example 1: git remove folder remotely

git rm -r --cached <folder>
git commit -m "Removed Folder"
git push origin master

Example 2: git remove folder from repository

# the -r option will recursively delete the folder
git rm -r folder-name
# commit changes
git commit -m "Remove duplicated directory"

Example 3: how to delete a folder in github

git rm -r my-folder