Command problem: Remove directory [Solved].

[T J Tulley]

[Using LinuxMint-8 with Windows-7 on a laptop with Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz cpu, 4 GB RAM, 500GB hdd]

I created a folder with the command: $ mkdir /media/SATABkps; it is empty and I now want to remove it.
The commands $ rm /media/SATABkps and $ sudo rm /media/SATABkps both produce the response:
rm: cannot remove `/media/SATABkps': Is a directory

Delete is of course greyed out in the R-click menu when /media/SATABkps is selected.

Please, how do I achieve my objective?


Yours hopefully, -



Theo Tulley.

[Aging Technogeek]

To delete a directory from terminal you need to make the rm command recursive. Use "rm -r" and it should do the job. If not, make the command recursive and forcing by typing "rm -rf"

[T J Tulley]

Thanks a lot - the first one worked.
With many thanks,

Yours sincerely, -



Theo Tulley.