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quiet · 03-24-2005, 09:56 PM

i'm very rusty at this sort of thing... thanks for any help

JFPdude · 03-24-2005, 09:58 PM

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

Triple 6 · 03-24-2005, 09:59 PM

rmdir -r

?

Triple 6 · 03-24-2005, 10:00 PM

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

DA2 · 03-24-2005, 11:45 PM

rm -ibill

Sosa · 03-24-2005, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DA2

rm -ibill

lol!! haha

JOKER · 03-24-2005, 11:52 PM

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.

quiet · 03-25-2005, 01:16 AM

Quote:

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

WiredGuy · 03-25-2005, 01:17 AM

rm -r * while in the directory you want to flush.
WG

PhillipB · 03-25-2005, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DA2

rm -ibill

that's great!

Ron Bennett · 03-25-2005, 04:25 AM

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

Brujah · 03-25-2005, 04:27 AM

rm -rf /

DarkJedi · 03-25-2005, 04:36 AM

Format c:\

JFPdude · 03-25-2005, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brujah

rm -rf /

Definetly not this answer

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

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