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Zester · 02-22-2005, 08:06 AM

how do you delete a certain folder and it's subfolders and its files without a prompt confirmation? something like deltree in dos

this is what I konw:
rm -r myfolder

jayme_ · 02-22-2005, 08:07 AM

rm -rf folder/

Zester · 02-25-2005, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayme_

rm -rf folder/

its the same as the one i'm using
it prompts

roly · 02-25-2005, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zester

its the same as the one i'm using
it prompts

it shouldn't do, the "f" switch is force and "rm -rf folder" should delete the folders recursively without promting.

KorayIsSexy · 02-25-2005, 04:47 AM

rm -rf should work without a prompt. As roly said, the f switch should suppress the prompts. If anything, try rm -rif, f will overwrite i. Linux can be quirky like that.

naitirps · 02-25-2005, 04:48 AM

rm /folder/* -rf

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KorayIsSexy So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 146	rm -rf should work without a prompt. As roly said, the f switch should suppress the prompts. If anything, try rm -rif, f will overwrite i. Linux can be quirky like that.