Re: deleting directory

2002-11-04 Thread Kim Christiansen
Ooops, Apoligies... Ignore the -f (like the rest of the discussion ... my mistake was meant to be -ri ;) Thanks Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/02 06:24pm On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 03:36:46PM +0800, Kim Christiansen wrote: If unsure try rm -rif /path/directory -ri, surely? -f and

Re: deleting directory

2002-11-02 Thread Jason Pepas
It seems to me that I've seem this recently (I don't know who to credit), but is it not written that there are two types of *nix users? Type 1: Those who have executed rm -rf / Type 2: Those who haven't yet :) Brooks You know I used to think all those warnings about rm -rf while root

Re: deleting directory

2002-11-02 Thread dave mallery
On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 01:23:27AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Brooks R. Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.11.01.2303 +0100]: It seems to me that I've seem this recently (I don't know who to credit), but is it not written that there are two types of *nix users? Type 1: Those

Re: deleting directory

2002-11-02 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 07:49:31AM -0700, dave mallery wrote: gnome terminal is gone and not available via apt-get multi-gnome-terminal is available in testing. gnome-terminal is available in stable and unstable. Looks like GNOME2 transition :-) user@goofy:~$ apt-cache search

Re: deleting directory

2002-11-01 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 03:36:46PM +0800, Kim Christiansen wrote: If unsure try rm -rif /path/directory -ri, surely? -f and -i are opposites. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

RE: deleting directory

2002-11-01 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
| On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 10:09:10PM -0800, ian wrote: | can an entire directory be deleted without deleting its | contents first? if | so how? | | rm -r dirname | | BE CAREFUL! I'm sure a few people can tell horror stories of having | to rebuild a box either they or some other adminluser did

Re: deleting directory

2002-11-01 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Brooks R. Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.11.01.2303 +0100]: It seems to me that I've seem this recently (I don't know who to credit), but is it not written that there are two types of *nix users? Type 1: Those who have executed rm -rf / Type 2: Those who haven't yet Noo.

Re: deleting directory

2002-10-31 Thread Oyvind A. Holm
On 2002-10-31 22:09-0800 ian wrote: can an entire directory be deleted without deleting its contents first? if so how? rm -rf directory Mvh ~ +, Øyvind _~ +)+ ' |/ _

Re: deleting directory

2002-10-31 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 10:09:10PM -0800, ian wrote: can an entire directory be deleted without deleting its contents first? if so how? rm -r dirname BE CAREFUL! I'm sure a few people can tell horror stories of having to rebuild a box either they or some other adminluser did rm -rf / and

Re: deleting directory

2002-10-31 Thread Oyvind A. Holm
On 2002-10-31 22:18-0800 Paul Johnson wrote: On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 10:09:10PM -0800, ian wrote: can an entire directory be deleted without deleting its contents first? if so how? rm -r dirname BE CAREFUL! I'm sure a few people can tell horror stories of having to rebuild a box either

Re: deleting directory

2002-10-31 Thread Mike Egglestone
Quoting ian [EMAIL PROTECTED]: can an entire directory be deleted without deleting its contents first? if so how? ian Hi, Don't forget about looking at the manual for the rm command. # man rm Cheers, Mike - This mail sent through IMP:

Re: deleting directory

2002-10-31 Thread Kim Christiansen
rm -rf directory is definately way to go ... though before you press enter count to 5 and ensure you haven't typed rm -rf / (potential to say goodbye to everything ) If unsure try rm -rif /path/directory at least you may save yourself a small heartache. cheers Oyvind A. Holm [EMAIL