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05-09-2006 01:10 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by vinay87
rmdir -rf does not seem to work in fc4 .what do i do?rm -p also doesnt seem to work
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what about :
the option -r already indicates removing recursive, so "rmdir -r" is not valid.
rm and rmdir are not the same!
Code:
Usage: rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
--ignore-fail-on-non-empty
ignore each failure that is solely because a directory
is non-empty
-p, --parents Remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors. E.g., `rmdir -p a/b/c' is
similar to `rmdir a/b/c a/b a'.
-v, --verbose output a diagnostic for every directory processed
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Code:
Usage: rm [OPTION]... FILE...
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
-d, --directory unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory
(super-user only; this works only if your system
supports `unlink' for nonempty directories)
-f, --force ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
-i, --interactive prompt before any removal
--no-preserve-root do not treat `/' specially (the default)
--preserve-root fail to operate recursively on `/'
-r, -R, --recursive remove directories and their contents recursively
-v, --verbose explain what is being done
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
By default, rm does not remove directories. Use the --recursive (-r or -R)
option to remove each listed directory, too, along with all of its contents.
To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for example `-foo',
use one of these commands:
rm -- -foo
rm ./-foo
Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover
the contents of that file. If you want more assurance that the contents are
truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.
If you don't know how to use a command, typing
will save you from much trouble.
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