Deleting full directories?

AekaGSR · 06-18-2003, 09:07 PM

How do I remove directories that are full? I run "rmdir" and it fails with "directory is not empty"

How do i get around this?

contrasutra · 06-18-2003, 09:15 PM

rm -rf /foldername

r for RECURSIVE (everything in it)

and -f for do not promt for confirmation, this is optional I suppose.

fancypiper · 06-18-2003, 09:17 PM

also -R

see

man rm
info rm

AekaGSR · 06-19-2003, 07:54 AM

thanks, I guess I didnt know since I had no idea what recursive meant.

macewan · 06-19-2003, 05:41 PM

delete folder and everything in it.

fancypiper · 06-19-2003, 05:50 PM

recursive = keep on doing something until the job is finished.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=recursive