How to Remove Directories (Folders) – Centos 7

To remove an empty directory use the -d option.
```
rm -d dirname
```
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To remove non-empty directories and all the files within them, use the r (recursive) option.
```
rm -r dirname
```
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If a directory or a file within the directory is write-protected, you will be prompted to confirm the deletion.
To remove non-empty directories and all the files without being prompted use use the r (recursive) and -f options.
```
rm -rf dirname
```
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To remove multiple directories at once, use the rm command followed by the directory names separated by space.
```
rm -r dirname1 dirname2 dirname3
```
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Same as with files you can also use a wildcard (*) and regular expansions to match multiple directories.

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How to Remove Directories (Folders)