ubuntu delete directory and all files 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: ubuntu delete directory and all files

rm -rf ./test

Example 4: remove folder ubuntu

$ rm -r directoryName

Example 5: 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 6: linux delete subfolders

rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/