Re: Removing Files and Subdirectories

[Kara Pritchard <kara@linux.com>]

cd /home/joeb/
rm -rf test_backup/ (removes test_backup and everything underneath)

or

cd /home/joeb/test_backup/
rm -rf * (removes everything underneath, but keeps test_backup dir)

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, joe bonansinga wrote:

> This may be a simple question, but I am still a newbie. What is the correct 
> command to recursively remove files from subdirectories and then the 
> directories themselves moving through a few levels without being prompted by 
> interactive messages for each file.
> Ie.
> I want to remove all the files and subdirectories under
> /home/joeb/test_backup/  all at once.
> The test_backup directory contains numerous testfiles and subdirectories.
> 
> I hope this makes sense.
> 
> Joe Bonansinga
> 
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