Re: Empty a directory -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Empty a directory
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:31:11 -0500
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Try this:

QSH CMD('rm -R /myDir/*')

David FOXWELL wrote:

Hi ,

is there a command that recursively deletes everything in a directory except tha directory?

eg QSH CMD('rm -R /myDir')

deletes everything in myDir. I don't want to lose myDir.

Thanks.

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RE: Empty a directory , David FOXWELL

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