On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Patterson, Ross wrote: Hi Ross, > > > 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! that's what I said in my first mail. But after receiving the answer I HAVE tested it. Not as root, but instead as a test user and with a test directory. I really don't like to kill my system. :)
Carsten -- Carsten Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
