What command do i use to delete a directory that is not empty and that does not need special permissions. The only one i can find is rmdir but it only removes it if its empty and theres no switch.?

rm -rf directory (or -rvf if you want to see all the files being deleted )

Thanks,

This is asked all the time, a quick search would have found many results. But on to my point in posting, which is mentioned all the time but I'm going to say it again:

When using a command like rm -rf and especially as root, be sure to type this command carefully, as it will delete anything without any questions asked. If you goof up and accidently type something like this with a space bewteen the / and the next character like: rm -rf / home/user/somefile

That will delete your own system and every file on it...

Regards...

thanks for elaborating on that, TK. usually i write something like "be careful " but for some reason i didn't that time. you maybe saved someone from a deleted disk.

too late

is that supposed to mean something?