Well, then I guess I'm a gutsy guy, because I tested that command _before_ I
wrote the HOWTO.  That's how I knew it would work.  (I try not to depend on
theory when documenting stuff.)

Mark Post

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From: Patterson, Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:55 PM
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Subject: Re: mistake in movefs-howto


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

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