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Re: Rm doesn't work
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Bob Proulx |
Subject: |
Re: Rm doesn't work |
Date: |
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:22:21 -0600 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
cody wang wrote:
>
> I am trying to use rm -rd <dir>, but it doesn't work. It asks me to
> delete each file one by one as well.
First, never use the -d option. While the documentation does not come
out and say so, it is an expert only, superuser only option. :-)
Second, if you want to avoid getting prompts before deleting files
then use the -f option.
rm -rf <dir>
Bob