delete directories in ubuntu code example

Example 1: ubuntu remove directory

rm -R folder-name

Example 2: remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

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

Example 3: remove folder ubuntu

$ rm -r directoryName

Example 4: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/{*,.*}