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From:	Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru>
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Greetings, Linda Walsh!

> I sometimes use "rmdir *" to clean up empty dir's.

There's a known issue about difference in Windows and *NIX handling of
directory removal in many cases.
I would say, you drop such practice and be more explicit in your actions.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 22.07.2012, <18:06>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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