unix delete directory code example

Example 1: how to delete a non empty directory in linux

1. To recursively delete use

$ rm -r dirname

2.To forcefully delete use

$ rm -rf dirname

Example 2: ubuntu remove directory

rm -R folder-name

Example 3: how to remove folder and its contents in linux

rm -rf dirname

Example 4: delete directory linux

rm -rf dir1

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: remove full dir

rm -r mydir