linux how to delete folder code example

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

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*

Example 3: remove directory from linux

rm -r filename

rm -rf filename

this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully

Example 4: linux remove folder and all his content

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