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Date:      Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:50:51 -0600
From:      Mauricio Marquez <mmarquez@enlace.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: deleting a nasty directory entry
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.20000203135050.00c79c60@enlace.net>

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That worked!  (rm -ri *)
 
Thanks to all,

Mauricio

At 10:48 AM 2/3/00 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Try using "rm -ri *" instead of "rm -i *". The -r makes it a 
>recursive command - that is, it says to delete all the directory
>contents, then delete the directory itself.  
>
>Just be REALLY sure to include the -i!
>


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