ubuntu remove 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: ubuntu delete directory and all files

rm -rf ./test

Example 4: 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 5: linux delete subfolders

rm -rf /config/filegroups/*/