Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:51:09 -0400 From: epilogue@allstream.net To: ms@probsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: two questions Message-ID: <20040624235109.75b3399b@localhost> In-Reply-To: <50be591b04062420296611a8d5@mail.gmail.com> References: <1793.192.168.1.1.1088132789.squirrel@192.168.1.1> <50be591b04062420296611a8d5@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:29:35 -0700 Hemal Pandya <hemalpandya@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:06:29 -0400 (EDT), Michael Sharp <ms.probsd@org> > wrote: > > > > I'm having a brain freeze tonight and apparently forgot some > > basic UNIX commands.. > > > > what is the command to remove the file "--directory" > > > > rm *directory* = nope > > rm "*directory*" = nope > > rm \-\-\directory = nope > > rm -i * = nope and dosent even see the file > rm ./-directory funny, though i tried these on a test directory... rm ./-test rm -- --test ...neither worked for me. admittedly, both suggestions are new to me and i'm likely 'misreading' the statements. anyhoo, i've always had success deleting directories with: rm -r rm -rf # if i'm lazy and want to save myself a 'y' and an 'enter', or simply don't feel like being second guessed. :) epi > > > > > Also, if I'm in / and want to tar the entire filesystem > > EXCLUDING the > > directory jail ( /jail ) what would be the switches to tar? > > > Lookup --exclude in man tar. You want : > $ tar cvf file.tar --exclude jail . > > Dana > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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