Matthew Stapleton wrote: > How do I recursively remove all the subdirectories and contents of a > particular directory in Linux? I know of 'rmdir', but this only works for > empty directories. I need something like DOS's 'deltree'. > > Thanks, > Matthew Stapleton > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > >
Like this rm -rf /whatever the -r is ofcourse recursive and the -f is force is it won't ask you. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
