“rm -rf” equivalent for Windows?

Question

I need a way to recursively delete a folder and its children.

Is there a prebuilt tool for this, or do I need to write one?

DEL /S doesn\'t dele

Answer 1

rm -r -fo 

is the closest you can get in Windows PowerShell. It is the abbreviation of

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path 

(more details).