Re: Delete Folders

From: Paul Lalli (ittyspam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:34:28 -0400

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Purl Gurl wrote:

> Paul Lalli wrote:
>
> > Purl Gurl wrote:
> > > Rich Bogle wrote:
>
> > > > Is there a better way to delete folders than this?
>
> > > \rm -rf directory_name
>
> > > That command is _extremely_ dangerous. A single
> > > mistake can delete most or all of your directories
> > > and contained files.
>
> > Not to mention that it's unix-specific. The OP is calling directories
> > 'folers', which often indicates they're working on a Windows platform.
>
>
> "folders"
>
> Unix, Linux, OS/2, Windows, DOS, folders are directories.
>

Do you enjoy getting into flame wars about pointless and off-topic
discussions? I don't remember ever hearing the term 'folders' until
Windows started using little file-folder icons for directories in the
Program Manager of Win 3.0. I will freely admit in this case that other
OSs might have used that term previously, as I was rather unfamiliar with
Unix in those days.. Note however, that I said "often indicates" - as in,
"it has been my experience that". If your experience is different, so be
it.

> "Not to mention...."
>
> Why did you mention this?

Please learn generic English phrases. You clearly don't understand the
basics.

> Oxymoron, yes?

Please consider purchasing a dictionary. You clearly don't understand the
definition of this word, as there was no oxymoron anywhere in this thread.

> deltree /y is equally dangerous under MSDOS.

Which is exactly why it, along with rm -rf, should not have been mentioned
in a response to a post asking for "a better way"

> Any other specific system commands you wish to use
> for critique? Perhaps this is another one of those
> "a whole number is decimal number" thoughts of yours?

Which you still haven't adequately responded too, after having the
dictionary definition displayed for you, flat out contradicting your
definition. But that's another thread entirely.

> Not to mention sarcasm.

Once again, your use of this phrase indicates your total lacking of
understanding. I reiterate my second point above.

Paul Lalli

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