Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > But to delete a directory, it must be empty. That's not completely true. You can unlink() (delete) a directory without it being empty. rmdir won't do it, but it's possible. Note: don't do this unless absolutely necessary, and always remount the volume ro and fsck it after unlink()ing a non empty directory. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GAT/CM$/CS>$/CC/IT$/M/S/O/U dpu s+:++ !a C++$>C+++$ UB+++>++++$L++++$*-- P+>++$ L+++(++++)$ E-(---) W+++>$ N(+) o? K- w--(---) O? M V? PS++@ PE-@ Y+@ PGP++(+++)>$ t? 5? X? R tv--(-) b++(+++)@ DI? D? G e->++++ h* r? z* ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ David Mandelberg mandelbergd@eth0.is-a-geek.org
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature