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Subject: rm --clear-directory /home/me/another_dir
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Is there a way to clear a directory with such a command (keeping the owner and 
permissions of the folder)?

Yes there are the obvious ones:
cd /home/me/another_dir && rm *
rm /home/me/another_dir/* // if cant traverse here

But something that doesn't rely on the shell.