From with the directory that you wish to delete the contents of - eg
Code:
cd /home/my_dir_to_delete
rm -rf *
You'll have to make sure that you have the correct permissions to delete everything.
Go Carefully if you are new to this as mistakes can be hard to rectify - and always ensure that you have a backup even if you think you'll never need the data again
Good advice and a case in point, suppose the first of the two commands (the cd command) fails and you are either too quick with the second command or you are executing the two together (from the command line or from a script) then you end up deleting the current directory and everything underneath
So use a long pause after the first command and type pwd and ls -al etcetera to verify that you are in the proper directory and have proper rights.
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
asadmin-delete-domain
asadmin-delete-domain(1AS) User Commands asadmin-delete-domain(1AS)NAME
asadmin-delete-domain, delete-domain - deletes the givendomain
SYNOPSIS
delete-domain [--terse=false] [--echo=false] [--domaindir install_dir/domains] domain_name
delete-domain deletes the specified domain. The domain must already exist and must be stopped. This command is supported in local mode
only.
OPTIONS --domaindir directory where the domain is to be deleted. If specified, path must be accessible in the filesystem. If not speci-
fied, the domain in the default install_dir/domains directory is deleted.
--terse indicates that any output data must be very concise, typically avoiding human-friendly sentences and favoring well-
formatted data for consumption by a script. Default is false.
--echo setting to true will echo the command line statement on the standard output. Default is false.
OPERANDS
domain_name name of the domain. Must be a unique name.
Example 1: Using delete-domain
asadmin> delete-domain sampleDomain
deleted domain sampleDomain successfully
Where: the sampleDomain domain is deleted.
EXIT STATUS
0 command executed successfully
1 error in executing the command
asadmin-create-domain(1AS), asadmin-start-domain(1AS), asadmin-stop-domain(1AS), asadmin-list-domains(1AS)J2EE 1.4 SDK March 2004 asadmin-delete-domain(1AS)
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