rm command

Robert Green aloha_moon at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 7 08:10:25 PDT 2001


--- Julio <gutierrej001 at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> how can I remove all the files and subdirectories in a directory
> without being prompted everytime and without getting the message
> directory not empty under linux, I have tried all the options
> listed under rmdir--help but can't do it.
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> Julio
> If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing!

Use with extreme care:

rm -r ./directorytree

or, if you have set rm to prompt you for confirmtation, 

/bin/rm -r will skip the confirmation prompt

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