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How to remove directory in linux

Bash remove directory

rm -rf directory-name

Linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory

Source: askubuntu.com

Remove directory from linux

rm -r filename

rm -rf filename

this command remove the directory and subdirectory forecefully

Linux remove folder and all his content

rm -rf /path/to/directory
/*

Source: askubuntu.com

How to remove directory in linux

#remove a dir in linux command
rm
#after rm type the file or dir name it will remove it

How to delete directory in unix

rmdir directoryname  	// This is will delete an empty directory. 

rmdir -r directoryname 	// This is will delete everything in the directory
						// including all files and subdirectories.

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