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To remove(delete) a directory use:
rmdir *directory name*
e.g: rmdir "my directory"
To remove a non-empty directory use:
rm -r *directory name*
e.g: rm -r "my non-empty directory"
Use "" when your directory path (absolute or relative) or name contains spaces
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1. To recursively delete use
$ rm -r dirname
2.To forcefully delete use
$ rm -rf dirname
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//remove a non empty directory
rm -r dir1
//remove a directory within directory without being promopted
rm -rf dir1