Re: delete directory

From: mjt (mjtobler_at_removethis_mail.ru)
Date: 04/07/05 

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:33:48 -0500

(Houston CAPCOM <null@null.org>) scribbled:

> I am trying to use rmdir to delete a directory that is not empty and I
> cant do it. How do I delete a directory that has files in it?

... rm -rf <dirname> 

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