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To: "'Darryl Okahata'" <darrylo@soco.agilent.com>
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Darryl Okahata wrote:

> find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
> Slightly more typing, but more robust.

The find utility of FreeBSD knows a -delete option, e.g.:

  find /path/to/your/directory -type f -delete

Regards Bj=C3=B6rn