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Old 03-18-2002
Commad to Delete Nested Directory
Can someone please tell me the command to delete a NESTED DIRECTORY.

here is my email address:

firewalls007@hotmail.com
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Old 03-18-2002
If you are using UNIX then this should work to delete EVERYTHING below the directory you put in place of mydir (as long as you own it or you are root). It will also delete ./mydir.

$ rm -r ./mydir
thehoghunter
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Old 03-19-2002
Also sometimes if you want to force the delete you can use the -f switch with the command.
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