delete folder files linux code example

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

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: remove folder and contents linux

# Remove Single File Using rm:
rm file1.txt
# Remove Directory and it's contents:
rm -r dir1 			# '-r' is short for '-recursive' 
# Remove empty Directory:
rm -d dir1 			# '-d' is short for '-dir'

Example 3: how to delete files in linux

rm <file> .. rm -r <file> .. r stands for recursive