On Friday 03 May 2002 22:36, Clayton Cornell wrote:
when I type
rm -rf ./test directory
I get "No such file or directory"
Try: rm -rf ./test\ directory
First, you shouldn't really need the./ to remove a subdirectory (or file) from the current dir. Second, taking advantage of the shell's autocompletion saves you a lot of <ALT-GR>+\ (or whatever your keymap has you type to get a '\') because all you really need to type is enough of the filename that it unmistakable, then pressing <TAB> wil fill in the rest: rm -rf te<TAB> expands to: rm -rf test\ directory (assuming there aren't any other files starting with 'te', in which case pressing <TAB> once again will present you with a list of all files that start with 'te') - and so, in the true spirit of motion economics, you can reduce the number of keystrokes from 24 to 10 HTH Jon Clausen -- .signature ;)