On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 05:00:58PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 10:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm _not_ suggesting you just do > > > > # umount /var/cache > > # rm /var/cache > > Not quite - rm won't remove a directory, and you don't want to anyway. > "rm /var/cache/*" might be more useful.
or even "rm -r /var/cache/*" :) -- I use Debian/GNU Linux version 3.0; Linux server 2.4.20-k6 #1 Mon Jan 13 23:49:14 EST 2003 i586 unknown DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #82 from USM Bish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Want to SEE INSIDE A *.DEB FILE? Try this: dpkg -x foo.deb This unpacks the .deb file, and gives you a file called data.tar.gz which holds the contents. To look into this file: tar -tzf file.tar.gz | pager Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]