Using unix line command to delete directories...

[Gary-Alan]

Hey Luke and anyone who has a clue!!! LOL

I'm cleaning a lot of files off of a server. I've been doing most of it through an FTP client since it was mostly html and text files

Well now I'm at a large number of lengthy/indepth directories that contain image content.

I tired to do the standard 'rmdir directory-name' command; BUT, the directory contains sub directories and files. And, I got a 'directory not empty' error. Is there an added character or something that I can put into my remove command to get it all?

Or am I destined to spend the remaining days of my life deleting thousands of these things through FTP? LOL

[Chilihost]

too easy:

rm -Rf directory

forces removal of directory recursively

cheers,
Luke

[Gary-Alan]

too easy:

rm -Rf directory

forces removal of directory recursively

cheers,
Luke

Easy for YOU to say! LMAOPIP

Thanks a ton, hon!

Gary

[Gary-Alan]

And you're a tech god as far as I'm concerned!!

Took me an hour to get rid of 100 folders on FTP...

Ten minutes with the remove command and the other 2000+ folders were gone!

THANK YOU!

[AusCoding Allan]

Sounds like our clever bunny Luke has been up to his usual clever tricks helping us out.

Well Done Luke!

Allan

[Chilihost]

cheers, guys!

...Luke