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how do u remove directorys from within a command prompt. rmdir only works if the directory is empty. and i dont want to have to go into all the subdirectories ...
  1. 05-15-2005 #1
    Viper8896
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    Deleting stuff

    how do u remove directorys from within a command prompt. rmdir only works if the directory is empty. and i dont want to have to go into all the subdirectories and keep typing rm *
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  2. 05-15-2005 #2
    dinga
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    rm -r *
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  3. 05-15-2005 #3
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    I prefer "rm -rf dir" to not get aksed any questions...
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  4. 05-15-2005 #4
    Viper8896
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    k thanks.
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