Hi Tim,
> I see you know your unix commands, I had some
> files in the trash that refused to empty in the normal manner, what
> is the command line for deleting items from the trash?
I think the command you are looking for is:
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
Test first to see if the stubborn files are there:
ls -laR ~/.Trash
Of course, you didn't mention _why_ you couldn't delete the files...
The rm command above should at least complain if it can't delete
something. Then try:
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=30243&seqNum=8
Cheers!
Paul.
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