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From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
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Subject: Re: rmdir
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On Tue, Sep 09, 1997 at 11:59:11AM +0400, Muditha Gunatilake wrote:
> Hi,
> I have alot of sub directories and loads of junk under /home/abc. I want
> to remove all that from /home/abc.....what command can I use without
> having to  emty each directory. rmdir does not help.

$ rm -rf /home/abc

Careful, it's like a chainsaw without a guard.

Greg