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ramesh_manu 03-02-2007 10:21 AM
remove directory completely
 
how can i remove the directory completely (including sub directories and files) in shell prompt ?

theYinYeti 03-02-2007 10:24 AM
rm -rf (BE EXTRA CAREFULL!)

7stud 03-02-2007 01:15 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by theYinYeti
rm -rf (BE EXTRA CAREFULL!)
Why not:

rm -ri filename

??

theYinYeti 03-05-2007 11:27 AM
Although in theory you're right, in practice, the -r switch usually implies quite a lot of files to delete, and you often don't want to answer 'y' to each of those files. But I repeat: you're right :)

Yves.


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