NOOB question: Deleting many folders when they have files in them

I hate the fact that I can't delete folders en masse because I use a linux server. Now I accidentally uploaded about 250 folders, all with files, that I need to delete. I don't want to go through and work it folder by folder. How do I delete the folders?

 

rm -rf /path/to/top/folder

 

Yep that worked. Thanks. I was initially using a drag-and-drop version of ssh, so I didn't have that option.

 

Login using SU --- you can then remove all folders with path flield deletion.

 

You can also try using SCP or SFTP for such issues.

or if you're experienced, putty does it well.