Re: rm command
[email protected] (Bob Proulx) Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:36:05 -0600
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mashe wrote: > I tried using rm -d and rm -f to remove an entire directory including the > contents of that directory and it would not work. > thank you for your assistance. Neither of those options would be appropriate to remove a directory and its contents. The -d option is almost never appropriate. If you have to ask about the -d option then I am certain that it is not the option you want. The command you are probably looking for is: rm -rf /path/to/some/directory-to-be-removed Remember that 'rm' removes files. Be careful when using it. Bob