From owner-freebsd-questions  Sun Nov 18 21:53:54 2001
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from hotmail.com (f32.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.32])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64AFF37B416
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:53:52 -0800 (PST)
Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;
	 Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:53:52 -0800
Received: from 24.116.158.21 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP;
	Mon, 19 Nov 2001 05:53:52 GMT
X-Originating-IP: [24.116.158.21]
From: "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com>
To: brain_damaged@florida-wireless.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Removing dirs that aren't empty
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:53:52 -0700
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Message-ID: <F32dlb9rXg5wlSe9F6E000108d6@hotmail.com>
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Nov 2001 05:53:52.0310 (UTC) FILETIME=[9112A560:01C170BE]
Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Precedence: bulk
List-ID: <freebsd-questions.FreeBSD.ORG>
List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/> (Web Archive)
List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions)
List-Subscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-questions>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-questions>
X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG

rm -rf /directory

>Hello,
>How can I remove a directory and its sub dirs all at once when the subs are 
>not empty ?
>
>I did not see a option in man rmdir to remove dir not empty.
>
>thanks
>md
>
>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message


_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message