There are files that start with a . in the directory. These are often used for configuration stuff. ls -lA will show you them, or just you rm -rf to kill the whole directory and everything in it.
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Eliezer Figueroa wrote: > I deleted a user and I forgot to use use -r to remove it's home folder. > I erase all files in that directory with rm *. After that I used ls -l. > It report zero files. Then I tried to delete the folder with rmdir but > it reply that it is not empty why? -- Matthew Sachs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- random fortune quote -- Bore, n.: A guy who wraps up a two-minute idea in a two-hour vocabulary. -- Walter Winchell