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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to remove directory with subdirectories and files? Post 302121272 by encrypted on Wednesday 13th of June 2007 12:03:47 AM
Old 06-13-2007
As stated previously, use the "\" before rm -rf <directory_name>
 

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release_bitmap(3alleg4) 					  Allegro manual					   release_bitmap(3alleg4)

NAME
release_bitmap - Releases a previously locked bitmap. Allegro game programming library. SYNOPSIS
#include <allegro.h> void release_bitmap(BITMAP *bmp); DESCRIPTION
Releases a bitmap that was previously locked by calling acquire_bitmap(). If the bitmap was locked multiple times, you must release it the same number of times before it will truly be unlocked. SEE ALSO
acquire_bitmap(3alleg4), acquire_screen(3alleg4), release_screen(3alleg4), ex3buf(3alleg4), exaccel(3alleg4), expat(3alleg4), exquat(3alleg4), exscroll(3alleg4), exswitch(3alleg4), exupdate(3alleg4) Allegro version 4.4.2 release_bitmap(3alleg4)
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