rm recursive linux code example

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

rm -rf dirname

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: how to remove directory in cmd

# for removing empty directory
$ rmdir myDirectory

# to remove a directory that contains files and subdirectory
$ rm -r myDirectory
rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/

Example 4: linux delete subfolders

rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/