Re: [OT] lftp usage

[Dave Selby <dave_arahan@yahoo.co.uk>]

Tim wrote:

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> Hi,
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> I cannot delete a directory and its contents using lftp. Some files
> begin with '.' (hidden files). I can delete normal files in the
> directory without any trouble.
>
> mrm *
>
> Usage: rm [-r] [-f] files...
>
> rm -r *
>
> rm: Access failed: 550 /bla/bla/bla/*: No such file or directory
> rmdir: Access failed: 550 /bla/bla/bla/*: No such file or directory
>
> What command could I use to achieve this?
>
> TIA, Tim
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"I cannot delete a directory and its contents using lftp. Some files
begin with '.' (hidden files). I can delete normal files in the
directory without any trouble. "

To delete a directory use rmdir, files with a . in front have caused me 
a lot of grief. Wildcards do not seem to work for these you have to 
explicitly specify them by name.

rmdir .test

This can be a real pain, I got round it by manually removing all . 
directories then using the -x option for the mirror -R command to stop . 
files being mirrored in the first place.

Hope this helps

Dave