Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:58:02 +1000 From: "Andrew Specht" <andrew@iaccess.com.au> To: "Frank Griffith" <frankg@idfw.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How do I erase an entire directory Message-ID: <020901bd852d$7019bf40$e34a05cb@alpine.iaccess>
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rm -rf this will do the trick, but BE CAREFUL it will delete EVERYTHING in that directory plus the directory itself. Andrew Specht | System Administrator E-mail: andrew@iaccess.com.au | Internet Access Australia Internet: http://www.iaccess.com.au | Melbourne, Australia -----Original Message----- From: Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Friday, May 22, 1998 12:38 PM Subject: How do I erase an entire directory >I am still getting use to installing ports and make some >mistakes when I do. Each time I install and things aren't >quite right, I erase everything and reinstall the port. My >problem is I can't seem to figure out how to erase an >entire directory. If it has files in it, I can't just type rmdir >without doing each directory, starting at the bottom of the >tree. Can someone tell me if there is a command similar >to deltree in DOS for FreeBSD. > >Note: deltree will allow you to delete an entire directory and >all its subfolders with one swift command line. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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