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From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: removing hard linked directories
Message-ID: <9103211912.08@rmkhome.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 91 05:30:00 GMT
References: <1991Mar20.013744.12749@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
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In article <1991Mar20.013744.12749@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Phil Howard KA9WGN) writes:
>How would you recommend removing a directory that is linked under several
>different names?  The directory really is empty but rmdir lies and says
>it is not empty.


Try using rm -r.


Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.UUCP	frog!rmkhome!rmk	rmk@frog.UUCP