Re: delete directory
"Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> wrote:
> > it's possible to delete a directory from a cd rw multisession WITHOUT
> > know track number , but using the directory name?
> > ie. i want delete the directory /cats on my cdrw , but i don't remember
> > the associate track number..
>
> I assume you mean a ISO 9660 filesystem.
>
> In that case the answer is Yes. But the data
> would not be gone from the media. Mounting the
> previous session will make them visible again.
>
> If the filesystem contains Rock Ridge info
> then xorriso will be able to perform the
> task:
>
> xorriso -dev /dev/... -rm_r /cats
This program does not support UDF and I cannot speak for the
quelity/completeness of the ISO-9660 and RR implementaion because
the software does not compile on UNIX.
Before giving advise, it makes sense to learn why you are interested
in "erasing" a directory and whyt you understand by "erasing" a directory.
Jörg
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