Remove parent and sub directory
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sample_dir2
`-- sample_dir
|-- cambridge
| `-- security
| |-- annex
| `-- parking
|-- history.exe
|-- markham
| |-- annex
| |-- building1
| `-- parking
`-- stenton
|-- admin
| `-- accounting
| `-- payroll
|-- gen_ed
| `-- Holidays
`-- lib_arts
`-- english.txt
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
You entered: rm -r /admin/accounting
Please try again.
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
Shouldn't rm -rf /admin/accounting work?
rm
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
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sample_dir2
`-- sample_dir
|-- cambridge
| `-- security
| |-- annex
| `-- parking
|-- history.exe
|-- markham
| |-- annex
| |-- building1
| `-- parking
`-- stenton
|-- admin
| `-- accounting
| `-- payroll
|-- gen_ed
| `-- Holidays
`-- lib_arts
`-- english.txt
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
You entered: rm -r /admin/accounting
Please try again.
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
Shouldn't rm -rf /admin/accounting work?
rm
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
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Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely/is.
– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54
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up vote
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sample_dir2
`-- sample_dir
|-- cambridge
| `-- security
| |-- annex
| `-- parking
|-- history.exe
|-- markham
| |-- annex
| |-- building1
| `-- parking
`-- stenton
|-- admin
| `-- accounting
| `-- payroll
|-- gen_ed
| `-- Holidays
`-- lib_arts
`-- english.txt
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
You entered: rm -r /admin/accounting
Please try again.
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
Shouldn't rm -rf /admin/accounting work?
rm
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
sample_dir2
`-- sample_dir
|-- cambridge
| `-- security
| |-- annex
| `-- parking
|-- history.exe
|-- markham
| |-- annex
| |-- building1
| `-- parking
`-- stenton
|-- admin
| `-- accounting
| `-- payroll
|-- gen_ed
| `-- Holidays
`-- lib_arts
`-- english.txt
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
You entered: rm -r /admin/accounting
Please try again.
Your current directory is stenton. Remove the accounting directory:
Shouldn't rm -rf /admin/accounting work?
rm
rm
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
edited Oct 29 '14 at 7:18
chaos
34.5k771114
34.5k771114
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
asked Oct 29 '14 at 6:53
John
13
13
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Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely/is.
– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54
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Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely/is.
– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54
1
1
Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely
/ is.– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely
/ is.– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54
add a comment |Â
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Paths that start with / are from the root of the entire filesystem. Leave off the slash to specify a file relative to the current directory. You can also say ./admin/accounting to refer to a path relative to ., which is the current directory.
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
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rm -r admin/accounting
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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up vote
7
down vote
Paths that start with / are from the root of the entire filesystem. Leave off the slash to specify a file relative to the current directory. You can also say ./admin/accounting to refer to a path relative to ., which is the current directory.
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
Paths that start with / are from the root of the entire filesystem. Leave off the slash to specify a file relative to the current directory. You can also say ./admin/accounting to refer to a path relative to ., which is the current directory.
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
Paths that start with / are from the root of the entire filesystem. Leave off the slash to specify a file relative to the current directory. You can also say ./admin/accounting to refer to a path relative to ., which is the current directory.
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
Paths that start with / are from the root of the entire filesystem. Leave off the slash to specify a file relative to the current directory. You can also say ./admin/accounting to refer to a path relative to ., which is the current directory.
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
answered Oct 29 '14 at 7:07
M Conrad
57628
57628
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
add a comment |Â
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
Leaving off the slash worked, thank i did not know that it would specify it to the Current directory.
– John
Oct 29 '14 at 7:10
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
110% works
rm -r admin/accounting
answered 19 mins ago
user320097
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110% works
rm -r admin/accounting
answered 19 mins ago
user320097
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up vote
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110% works
rm -r admin/accounting
answered 19 mins ago
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110% works
rm -r admin/accounting
answered 19 mins ago
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Not unless stenton is also the system's root, but almost definitely
/is.– mikeserv
Oct 29 '14 at 7:04
This is ULI101 at Seneca College, which we get year after year. All assignments "MUST consist of the student’s OWN work".
– JdeBP
Oct 22 '16 at 1:54