On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 10:38:59AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What's the simplest method to remove a directory *and* it's contents? > (rmdir only works on empty directories.)
I'm somewhat surprised by the advice given so far (rm -rf and File::Remove; the first isn't portable, the second requires going to CPAN). The simplest solution is to use rmtree from File::Path, which comes with Perl. See perldoc File::Path. Michael -- Administrator www.shoebox.net Programmer, System Administrator www.gallanttech.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
