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Re: how do I delete not empty directories



On Mon, 11 May 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> Possibly a dangerous suggestion. If you get used to having a system where
> files are not really deleted, then one day you'll use another system,
> rm -rf something and it's really gone.

That's why I stopped doing that.   I just learned not to use "rm -rf"
unless I really,  really meant it.

							Will

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