Frank Wiles wrote: > .------[ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (2002/09/24 at 10:38:59) ]------ > | > | Hello, All: > | > | What's the simplest method to remove a directory *and* it's contents? > | (rmdir only works on empty directories.) > | > `------------------------------------------------- > > rm -rf but be careful, as you can easily blow away your system if > you do a rm -rf / >
or check out the File::Remove module which is OS independent: #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use File::Remove qw(remove); #-- same as rm -fr director/* remove \1, 'directory'; __END__ david -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
