From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 13:32:43 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E547316A4BF for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:32:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [204.213.64.2] (firewall.tiadon.com [204.213.64.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60A5543F3F for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:32:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from rmc.tiadon.com by [204.213.64.2] ESMTP; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:32:42 -0500 Received: from applications.tiadon.com (mail.tiadon.com [172.16.18.172]) by bcec01.tiadon.net with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id Q0TWFGAT; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:32:41 -0500 Received: from firewall.tiadon.com ([204.213.65.240]) by applications.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19); Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:32:43 -0500 Received: from [204.213.65.240] by firewall.tiadon.com via smtpd (for mail.tiadon.com [172.16.18.172]) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:32:38 -0500 Message-ID: <006a01c368ec$8718b5e0$f041d5cc@nitanjared> From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." To: , "Edouard Saksonov" , References: <20030822190052.25702.qmail@web12408.mail.yahoo.com> <200308221455.11710.lists@rhavenn.net> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:32:35 -0500 Organization: DaleCo, S.P.---"the solutions people" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: Can not rmdir X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:32:44 -0000 From: "Henrik Hudson" To: "Edouard Saksonov" ; Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Can not rmdir > > And if you don't want it to prompt you, do: > rm -rf dir_name > > Be careful though..this can and will wipe your whole system if you > accidentally type: > rm -rf / and then tap the enter key :) and yes, I've done it both on > purpose to see what happens and not on purpose. The former is kinda cool, the > latter makes you say a few choice words. > > Henrik A few choice words!? You are indeed a mild-tempered gentleman ... ;-) KDK