In Ubuntu how do I delete a directory and everything underneath it?

Question

In Ubuntu how do I delete a directory and everything underneath it, including directories and their contents?

Answer 1

What you are describing is called a recursive remove. To do this, open a shell and type:

rm -r /path/to/directory

Answer 2

cd parent-directory_of_folder_to_be_blasted
rm -r the_folder_that_needs_to_be_blasted

Answer 3

rmdir: The rmdir command will delete an empty directory. To delete a directory and all of its contents recursively, use rm -r instead.