how to delete a folder in command prompt windows 10 code example

Example 1: cmd delete folder

# NOTE: for cmd/batch/DOS only (not bash/Linux)

# EXAMPLE:
rmdir /s /q "C:\Users\TomDickHarry\DeletableStuff"

# SYNTAX
# rmdir /s /q "<your-folder-to-delete>"

Example 2: delete all files in a directory cmd

del /S C:\Path\to\directory\*

Example 3: remove folder with content cmd

rmdir folder/path /S /Q

Example 4: how to delete dir in windows cmd

to remove an unempty file from cmd directory
$ rmdir /S nonemptyfile