I can't remove some files

[R Kimber]

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:14:49 +0200
Thomas Kaiser <thomas at kaiser.linux-site.net> wrote:

> > Am Saturday 30 April 2005 12:14 schrieb Al Bayrouni:
> > 
> >>>>root at rex:/home/mantero/documents/others/.Trash-mantero # ls -l
> >>>>total 0
> >>>>drwxrwxrwx  3 root root  72 2005-02-28 11:24 cisco2
> >>>>drwxrwxrwx  3 root root  72 2005-04-30 10:24 cisco3
> >>>>drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 408 2005-02-06 11:43 OOo_man
> >>>>
> 
> These files are directories, actually.
> 
> Try rm -r cisco2 and so on.

There's actually quite a nice utility called deltree

http://migas.mine.nu/index.php?pag=en.myapps&subpag=deltree

this allows use of a recycle bin, if you wish, that allows retrieval of
'deleted' files and directories.

- Richard
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Richard Kimber
British General Election 2005
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge05.htm