On Friday 22 August 2003 14:00, Edouard Saksonov wrote:
> Hi,
> I've just installed FreeBSD 5.1, everything is fine, but when I wanted to
> remove a directory(with only one file in it), the system do not want to do
> that: When I type
>
> rmdir -p dir_name , it gives me as an output :
> >rmdir: dir_name: Directory not empty
>
> When I try
>
> rmdir -rf dir_name , it gives me as an output :
> >rmdir: illegal option --r
> >usage: rmdir [-p] directory ...
>
And if you don't want it to prompt you, do:
rm -rf dir_name
Be careful though..this can and will wipe your whole system if you
accidentally type:
rm -rf / and then tap the enter key :) and yes, I've done it both on
purpose to see what happens and not on purpose. The former is kinda cool, the
latter makes you say a few choice words.
Henrik
--
Henrik Hudson
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around, I want it caught and shot now.'"
--Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
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