linux how to delete directory 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 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 5: how to delete a dir in linux

#In linux Terminal:
	#To make a directory:
		mkdir directory_name
	#To delete a directory: 
		rmdir directory_name

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 {} +