On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 12:19:08PM -0400, rpjday wrote:
> if you *truly* want to empty a directory, why not just cd up one level
> and remove the directory with:
>
> $ rm -rf <dirname>
>
> this has the advantage of getting rid of all of the hidden objects as
> well, which normal wildcards don't. you can always "mkdir" the directory
> and put it back if you really need it.
Another point--directories dynamically grow as the number of files in
them grow. This space is never released, even when you delete files.
Deleting and recreating directories--especially ones that get a LOT
of files, such as spool or transfer directories--recover this space,
and make access to the directory more efficient.
Cheers,
--
Dave Ihnat
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