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Re: rm question



On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 04:47:38PM +0000, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> I want to delete a directory with a whole bunch of embeded
> subdirectories, I did
> rm -d kdeo
>  and I get Operation not permitted.
> Now, I am doing it as root, so, the permission should not be an issue.
> Whats the problem? Is there a better way of removing a sequence of such
> embedded directories?
> Thanks,
> Antonio.
> 
> 
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use rm -rf <dirname>

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