Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 22:40:30 -0300 From: Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com> To: "Frank Griffith" <frankg@idfw.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How do I erase an entire directory Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980521221310.00938330@pop.mpc.com.br>
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rm -R or something try man rm At 05:09 PM 5/21/98 -0500, Frank Griffith wrote: >I am still getting use to installing ports and make some >mistakes when I do. Each time I install and things aren't >quite right, I erase everything and reinstall the port. My >problem is I can't seem to figure out how to erase an >entire directory. If it has files in it, I can't just type rmdir >without doing each directory, starting at the bottom of the >tree. Can someone tell me if there is a command similar >to deltree in DOS for FreeBSD. > >Note: deltree will allow you to delete an entire directory and >all its subfolders with one swift command line. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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