"M. David Frost" wrote: > rmdir filename (error message - directory not empty) > > rmdir -rf filename (error message - invalid option -- r) > > When I type: > > dir filename > > the directory is empty.
It may not be empty. ls doesn't show everything by default. Files that begin with "." for example are not shown. You need to use "ls -a" (or -A if you don't want to see . and ..) or similar to see them. [ Also, that you are using "dir" and not the usual "ls" suggests some background in DOS/Windows. I suggest you don't let this confuse you, as many concepts are similar but completely different in the details, such as this case of ls not listing dot-files. So throw out the old knowledge, and instead just sit down with "info coreutils" and browse. ] > Does the Molinux distribution not support -rf? And what is the solution? -r and -f are options for rm, not rmdir. They are different commands. Note that you can always run "command --help" or "info command" or "man command" if you want to see what options it supports. Brian _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
