Hi, The "-f" option (force) will basically ignore any non write access protections. Without it, rm will prompt for each file that needs to be deleted if the proper access rights are not correctly set (which I find annoying when I want to delete a directory tree). In this specific case, the intent is to remove the entire folder so using -f will allow rm to perform its task in silent mode. Obviously, it needs to be used with some level of caution, like any silent function operator; this is why I also proposed an alternate method that allows the possibility of recovery. But it is still up to the user to decide.
Rgds, Rémy Gauthier. Le dimanche 26 février 2017 à 00:14 +0000, Dave Howorth a écrit : > On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:29:24 -0500 > > Remy Gauthier <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The easiest way to delete a folder in Linux is to use the "rm -rf" > > command: > > > > 1) Open a terminal/shell > > 2) cd to ~/.config > > 3) Enter "rm -rf libreoffice" (without the quotes) > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
