ubuntu delete folder and contents code example

Example 1: ubuntu remove directory

rm -R folder-name

Example 2: remove folder ubuntu

sudo rm -rf folder-name

Example 3: how to forcefully delete a directory in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 4: ubuntu delete contents of folder

To remove all non-hidden files and sub-directories (along with all of their contents) in a 
directory use:
rm -r /path/to/directory/*