linux delete folder and contents code example

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

rm -rf dirname

Example 2: force delete a folder in linux

# To remove non-empty directories and all the files without being prompted, use rm with the -r (recursive) and -f options:
rm -rf dirname

Example 3: linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory/*

Example 4: delete a directory bash script

rmdir dirname

Example 5: 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'