Re: removing directories even they are not empty

CJoeB <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:46:42 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.release.psyche
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>Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:45:56 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "M. Zabtoo" <[email protected]>
>Subject: removing directories even they are not empty
>To: [email protected]
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>I have done a great expreiment with linux 8, installation and uninstallatoin of so many softwares. but it leave me with lot of directories and now i want to delete them at all. Is thier any way to delete them even they are full.
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>thankyou,
>zabtoo
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Use rm -Rf <directory name>.  The R is for recursive which deletes all 
subdirectories beneath the one that you specify and the f forces the 
deletion without prompting.  Be careful here - make sure that you are 
sure that you have entered the directory name correctly.



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