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| From | The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> |
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| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] |
| Date | 2018-05-10 05:00 +0200 |
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On 2018-05-09 at 16:20, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 08 May 2018 at 22:39:55 (-0400), The Wanderer wrote: >> What method are you using to delete it? >> >> If you haven't already, I'd recommend trying 'rm -r', *very* >> carefully, from a command prompt. (Unless you have an extremely >> unusual setup, that should avoid any possibility of an intermediary >> "Trash" to need emptying.) > > As you're deleting a chain of directories, the appropriate command is > rmdir. When I initially wrote that, I didn't know that the chain of directories didn't contain any non-directory items. (In fact, I'm still not 100% certain I do know that, although I think I do.) I also wasn't aware that rmdir could operate recursively; looking now, I don't see any indication in its man page that it can. Without that, it can only be used to delete one directory at a time, not "a chain of directories". Even your own solution handles the "chain" part by using find - which admittedly is the canonical default-correct way of doing recursive operation in an *nix environment, but also adds a layer of complexity not present in a simple 'rm -r'. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 16:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-06 16:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 16:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-06 17:20 +0200
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Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 14:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 15:30 +0200
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Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2018-05-07 19:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2018-05-07 20:00 +0200
Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 17:20 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 17:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 19:40 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 22:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-09 14:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-09 15:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-08 17:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 19:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-09 04:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-09 14:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-09 14:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-05-09 15:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-09 22:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-09 22:40 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 16:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-10 05:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 16:20 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-07 14:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-07 15:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2018-05-07 15:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Griffith <dave@661.org> - 2018-05-07 15:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2018-05-07 20:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-06 16:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-06 17:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 21:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 00:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-05-10 10:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-10 11:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 15:40 +0200
SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 15:10 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-05-11 15:20 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 15:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-05-11 17:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-11 17:40 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 19:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-05-11 19:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 22:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-11 16:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 20:00 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-11 21:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 22:40 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-11 17:30 +0200
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