[Cialug] Unable to remove a directory in RedHat7

[Tom Pohl]

If you have an alias that is overriding the -rf flags, you can either specify the full path to rm ie /bin/rm OR you can preface rm with a \ to run the rm in your path instead of the alias:
\rm -rf path

-Tom


> On Aug 21, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Adam Hill <adam at diginc.us> wrote:
> 
> Is there an alias for rm that conflicts with -f in your rc file maybe?
> 
> Based off that error I'd guess there hidden dot files.  Try `ls -a dir/`
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:26 PM, chris rheinherren <c.rheinherren at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Should be able to do that as root.
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Tom Sellers <tomsellers2001 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have been trying to clean up my old linux box that I used as a server
>>> and make sure I did not leave anything on there important.  In the
>> process
>>> of doing so I have run into a directory that I can't delete.  It says it
>> is
>>> not empty but I am unable to see any files in that directory when I am
>>> logged on as the root user.
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to remove the directory regardless of whether there are
>> any
>>> hidden files in it?
>>> 
>>> I tried a command I found on line rm -rf filename but that does not work.
>>> Just tells me directory is not empty.
>>> 
>>> Suggestions?
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