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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Deleting a tree
To: compland@ism.com.br (Helio Coelho Jr. - CompuLand Informatica)
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 16:04:02 -0700 (MST)
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>    There's a way to delete a directory tree, without deleting all the
> archives inside it ? Maybe a script file?

What do you mean "without deleting all the archives inside it"?

A directory is a container object.  To delete it, it must be empty.
If it is not empty, you can not delete it.

I don't understand what you are trying to delete.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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