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TheCoop
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 Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 10:06 am Post subject: rm -d doesnt work |
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i am trying to remove a whole directory tree (one directory with several sub- and sub-sub-directories.
rm -d on the base directory gives "cannot unlink <basedir>, is a directory
how do i remove the whole tree with one commands, or do i have to go through every directory and remove them one by one?
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thor
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| Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 10:13 am Post subject: |
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hi
rm -r (recursive) should do the job ...
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ElCondor
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I'd strongly recommend to use rm -r for removing directory-trees. rm -s might cause filesystem inconsistency in some cases, and that's not worth the speed!
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pjp
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Be very careful with 'rm -r'. It is not forgiving  Perhaps 'rm -ir' would be worth mentioning. (-i Prompt for confirmation.). Also 'man rm'
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