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

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

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

rm -r /path/to/directory"

Guest [Entry]

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