file removing ?

[neotrace]

when attempting to removing directories/files sometimes i get the error:

"rm: cannot unlink 'filename' : Is a directory"

i use the command rm -d filename

[trueNewbie]

that filename is the filename of a directory. Use "rmdir" to delete directories.

[neotrace]

thank u for the info!!!

[killerasp]

if you want to remove a dir with stuff inside, use rm -rf dir
this is basically rm(remove) -r(recursive) f(force) and then the dir.

[neotrace]

thanks killerasp, i've used that command but I would sometimes get the same error! The rmdir seems to work well though!