Removing non-empty directories

From: Blorty (blorty_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 08/09/03 

Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 08:37:03 GMT

Can anyone help with the command for removing non-empty directories along
with all files contained within.
Something like the DOS deltree /y command.
using the man page for rmdir has been no use at all

Thanks in advance

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