[ILUG] count of files in a directory

[lindenm at rte.ie]

Did you try 
rm -rf test 

What happens then?? 

Markus

Quoting hrishy <hrishys at yahoo.co.uk>:

> Hello
> 
> output of ls -la is 
> jaquarROOT# cd test
> jaquarROOT# ls -la
> total 4
> drwxrwxrwx   3 root     sys          512 Jul 31
> 06:37
>  .
> drwxr-xr-x   3 root     other        512 Jul 31
> 06:44
> ..
> 
> how do i delete test???there two hiden folders .
> and
> ..
> regards
> hrishy
> 
> 
> --- Stephane Dudzinski <stephane at antefacto.com>
> wrote:
> > 2 ways :
> > 
> > - Check if they do not contain any hidden file
> > .xxxxxx by : ls -la test
> > 
> > - rm -rf <dirname> will wipe out everything,
> careful
> > with this one.
> > 
> > Steph
> > 
> > On 30 Jul 2001 12:02:01 +0100, hrishy wrote:
> > >  Hello
> > > 
> > > I have 2 folders called test and testd which
> are
> > empty
> > > i wann adelete them but unable to do so as
> it is
> > sayin
> > > that the folders are not empty whereas
> actually
> > they
> > > are.if a create a dir called hrishy i am
> able to
> > > delete.i have root aceses to the system
> > > 
> > > regards
> > > hrishy
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
> >
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