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  • quiet
    we'll miss you our friend. RIP
    • Sep 2001
    • 25115
    #1

    command for wiping everything in a dir will logged in via telnet?

    i'm very rusty at this sort of thing... thanks for any help
    we'll miss you our friend. RIP
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    • JFPdude
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2002
      • 4027
      #2
      rm -rf *

      Be careful make sure you are in the right directory first. To see what dorectory you are in type pwd

      to verify it's the files you want deleted type ls -al

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        • Triple 6
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2002
          • 5394
          #3
          rmdir -r


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            • Triple 6
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 5394
              #4
              ah ok, -rf


              yea be sure where you are at, cuz that will wipe it down with no confirm shit that -r asks ya first
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                • DA2
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 243
                  #5
                  rm -ibill
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                    • Sosa
                      In Tushy Land
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 40149
                      #6
                      Originally posted by DA2
                      rm -ibill


                      lol!! haha

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                        • JOKER
                          Facit Omnia Voluntas
                          • Apr 2003
                          • 2105
                          #7
                          First of all...

                          Use SSH not telnet.

                          the use rm -r /somedir/dir-to-be-deleted-in/* (will ask for confirm)

                          if you are 100% sure you know what you do use:

                          rm -rf /somedir/dir-to-be-deleted-in/*

                          you can as well first change into the directory and then type:

                          rm -r * (with confirm)

                          rm -rf * (without confirm)


                          hope that helped.
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                            • quiet
                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                              • Sep 2001
                              • 25115
                              #8
                              Originally posted by JOKEREMPIRE
                              First of all...

                              Use SSH not telnet.

                              the use rm -r /somedir/dir-to-be-deleted-in/* (will ask for confirm)

                              if you are 100% sure you know what you do use:

                              rm -rf /somedir/dir-to-be-deleted-in/*

                              you can as well first change into the directory and then type:

                              rm -r * (with confirm)

                              rm -rf * (without confirm)


                              hope that helped.
                              am using ssh.

                              yeah would rather do rm -r * while in the directory...

                              thanks
                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                • WiredGuy
                                  Pounding Googlebot
                                  • Aug 2002
                                  • 34512
                                  #9
                                  rm -r * while in the directory you want to flush.
                                  WG
                                  I play with Google.

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                                    • PhillipB
                                      Just a Simple Carpenter
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 1338
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by DA2
                                      rm -ibill

                                      that's great!

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                                        • Ron Bennett
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 1653
                                          #11
                                          rm *

                                          Unless there are lots of sub-dirs in there and/or you are 100% sure that everything in there should be deleted, then rm -rf *

                                          BE SURE you are in the directory BEFORE executing any of the various delete commands. Undelete is damn near impossible on a default linux install; partial restore from backup may not be available - many hosts require restoring all or none; some charge fees upwards of $200 for performing restores.

                                          Ron
                                          Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

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                                            • Brujah
                                              Beer Money Baron
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 22157
                                              #12
                                              rm -rf /

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                                                • DarkJedi
                                                  No Refunds Issued.
                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                  • 28301
                                                  #13
                                                  Format c:\

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                                                    • JFPdude
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                      • 4027
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Brujah
                                                      rm -rf /

                                                      Definetly not this answer

                                                      This will wipe everything in / (meaning your whole system)

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