Carsten Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' > thanks for the answer.. I should have tested it before posting,
That would have been a *really* gutsy move - if you believe "rm -f * .*" deletes "." and "..", then "rm -rf * .*" should recursively run up the filesystem tree all the way to "/", no matter how deep down you start! :-) Ross Patterson Computer Associates
