rm <directory> -R -f Tried that yet?
-----Original Message----- From: JMJ [mailto:roadr...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:32 PM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: [nlug] Can't delete seemingly empty directories Hey folks, This is probably simple, but I'm obviously missing something. I copied my linux home directory to a Windows XP NTFS partition as a temporary back-up. Now I'm trying to delete the back-up using a Knoppix CD, but some (52) directories are resisting my attempts at deletion. I've tried rmdir (as root) with a variety of options and have had no luck. The error message indicates that the directory still contains a file, but the --ignore-on-non-empty option doesn't work. When I look at the directory contents with 'ls -a' or 'ls -i' I only see '.' and '..' but no files. It doesn't seem to be a permissions issue because all directories are 'drwxrwxrwx'. Also, I'm able to rename the directories. Any thoughts or suggestions? Maybe I just need a nap or some caffeine. heh heh Thanks! JMJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en.
