It should not matter if it's a directory or not. rm should remove the
symbolic link.
HB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Yale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:40 AM
Subject: RE: Symbolic link
> So I first do a re -r to get rid of the files; then do I have to do a
rmdir
> to purge the directories?
>
> Rob
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jason Holland
> > Sent: December 11, 2000 10:54 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Symbolic link
> >
> >
> > rm -r does recursive deletes
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks, but the link is a directory, in fact it's the /usr/src/linux
> > > directory that links to /usr/src/linux-2.2.16. I guess I'm wondering
if
> > > there's a command that will deal with recursive deletes.
> > >
> > > Rob Yale
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Horth
> > > > Sent: December 10, 2000 11:40 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: Symbolic link
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > rm bar
> > > >
> > > >:)
> > > >
> > > > At 11:34 PM -0500 10/12/00, Rob Yale wrote:
> > > > >Can someone please tell me how to get rid of a symbolic link
> > > created with
> > > > >'ln -s foo bar'?
> > > > --
> > > >
> > /redhat-list
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