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I have no problems connecting to my remote ftp server via terminal/console using 'ftp' command line. I cannot, however, delete a directory using either 'rm' or 'rmdir' because "directory is ...
- 01-17-2007 #1Linux Newbie
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difficulty deleting remote directory using FTP command line
I have no problems connecting to my remote ftp server via terminal/console using 'ftp' command line. I cannot, however, delete a directory using either 'rm' or 'rmdir' because "directory is not empty". 'rm -R' and 'rmdir -R' both do not work. How do I delete a non-empty directory via 'ftp' command? I don't want a 'workaround' solution. I need to do this via COMMAND LINE ONLY.
- 01-17-2007 #2Linux User
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well, how about this:
cd <dir>
rm *
cd ..
rmdir <dir>
using sftp, this works on my test directory. You must have write
permissions both for the directory, and for any files it containsthe sun is new every day (heraclitus)
- 01-18-2007 #3Linux Newbie
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good call! I'll try that!
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