On Thursday, 22 December 2005 at 19:43:51 -0300, Gabriel wrote: > Nevruz Mesut Sahin wrote: > > > Hello my firend I want to delete every thing inside > >of a directory but there are more than 100.000 files. > >I don't need any files in that directory. if I write > >rmdir -R /disk4/vmx/sirlo/mesut the machina asks > >confirmation for all files in this directory. is there > >any one knows the command to clean mesut directory and > >all files in it. > > > > > > > rm -r
But, as commented on a similar thread yesterday(ish), be very careful with rm -r xxxxx. Make sure you are removing the right thing -- don't hit return before you finish typing or you can remove a lot more than you meant. -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]