[Cialug] Unable to remove a directory in RedHat7

[Paul Gray]

On 08/21/2014 07:47 PM, Tom Pohl wrote:
> Can you try to mv the folder to a higher level like /usr/local/samba/public/extended/
> 
> -Tom

rm -rf can get hung up on unusual filenames, but "find" isn't as finicky.

Just try:

  find /dir -type f -exec rm {} \;

Watch for error messages - they'll expose the culprit.  The above will
leave all of the directories in place though.

If it goes through, you can also try clipping all directories one-deep:

  find /dir -type d -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf {} \;


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