The Linux command used for removing files and directories is rm. So to remove an empty directory (Linux differentiates between empty and non-empty directories) type the command rm -d <directory ...

In case you want to delete all the content of a Linux directory (including all the files and subdirectories), there are very simple and fast ways to achieve that. Here we explain to you everything you ...

A few clever Linux commands can make it a lot easier to create, view and remove complex directory structures.

The "rm" command by itself will remove individual files, while adding the "recursive" option will make the command delete a folder and everything within it.