Keith wrote: > > I have been trying to delete directories that are not empty. I try doing > a rm -d * but I get a response that the operation is not allowed. I am > logged in as root. What am I doing wrong. I am looking something that > works like deltree in dos.
I have no idea how deltree works, but to remove a directory, it's files, and subdirectory(s) and their files & sub-directory(s): rm -rf /path/to/the/directory_you_want_to_be_rid_of will do the job. man rm will tell you about this and other rm capabiliies it detail. > > Keith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ----------------------------------------- Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Insert sardonic phrase here> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
