[ILUG] count of files in a directory

[hrishy]

Hello stephane 

here is the output of 
rm -rf test
rm: Unable to remove directory test: File exists

regards
hrishy

-- lindenm at rte.ie wrote: > 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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