Re: lynx-dev Re: [-dev.12] experimental text entry fields patch (updated)

[dickey]

> 
> In a recent note, Kim DeVaughn said: 
>  
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:35:07 -0800 
> >  
> > can't just do (an equivalent of) "rm -f some-dir" and have it and all 
> > its contents blown away ... you still need to unlink() the individual 
> > files in it before rmdir()'ing the directory. 
> >  
> That's what "rm -rf some-dir" does.  Don't know about portability. 
>                  ^ 
>                 ^^^ 
> -- gil 
Solaris...

System Calls                                             rmdir(2)



NAME
     rmdir - remove a directory

SYNOPSIS
     #include <unistd.h>

     int rmdir(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION
     rmdir() removes the directory named by the path name pointed
     to  by  path.  The directory must not have any entries other
     than "." and "..".


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