On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 19:26 +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > >> When I try to remove a certain directory from my pendrive, > >> the following error message appears: > >> > >> $ rm -vr to-be-removed > >> rm: WARNING: Circular directory structure. > >> This almost certainly means that you have a corrupted file system. > >> NOTIFY YOUR SYSTEM MANAGER. > >> The following directory is part of the cycle: > >> `to-be-removed/News/to-be-removed/News' > >> > >> . Do I have to throw it away, or is there a way to repair it? > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > We need more information. Show us the results of > > > > $ ls -aFl to-be-removed > > > > Thanks. Here it is: > > $ ls -aFl to-be-removed > total 20 > drwxr-xr-x 3 rodolfo rodolfo 4096 2006-04-15 19:48 ./ > drwxr-xr-x 8 rodolfo rodolfo 16384 1970-01-01 01:00 ../ > drwxr-xr-x 0 rodolfo rodolfo 0 2006-04-15 19:01 News/
How about: $ ls -aFl to-be-removed/News -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA If 1/2 of all US marriages end in divorce, and there are a good number of 3rd, 4th, etc marriages, then more than 1/2 of all 1st marriages will be permanent. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]