rmdir when directory is not empty
Mike McCarty
mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net
Tue Dec 20 16:59:58 UTC 2005
kebbelj at scripting-solutions.com wrote:
> In the GUI, I can trash a non-empty directory with a right-click and Move to Trash. What command line option would I use with rmdir to remove a non-empty directory?
I suggest you learn to use the tools...
$ man rmdir
"recursively" means go down the directory tree
Note that you may get directories or files which are "read only",
and get prompts. To prevent this, use the -f (force) option.
But really, RTFM!
Mike
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