Simply Speaking, This would have been done better with these shell commands:
# cd /directory # rm -rf * # cd ..; :) rgrds, Calvin "Lamer" ---------- >From: "Mike Egglestone"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "debian-user"<[email protected]> >Subject: perl question >Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2002, 4:53 AM > > Hello... > > Here's one for some of the perl guys.... > > I want to delete a directory that will have files in it... > I don't know the name of the files.... there for wildcards might > be needed.... > > I understand that "rmdir" will wipe out an empty directory.... > and "unlink" will wipe out files (only if I know the names of the files) > > What would be a nice command to remove a dirtory that had files in it? > Even better.... what would be a nice command to delete all files > in one directory... (leaving the directory intact) > > Thanks > Mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
