Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 22:05:12 -0400 From: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> To: Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I erase an entire directory Message-ID: <3564DD58.9E0B90C0@aei.ca> References: <002a01bd8505$15bd4c60$0200a8c0@fast1.dfw.com>
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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. Try rm -R dir <screenshot> # pwd /home/kaput/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ # cd # pwd /home/kaput/ # rm -R pub </screenshot> Malartre -- -------------------------------------------------- malartre@aei.ca ICQ #4224434 www.aei.ca/~malartre/ Unix FreeBSD-2.2.6 -------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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