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Subject: Re: How do I erase an entire directory
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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
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