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Paul McFerrin wrote:
> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> Michael.MacAllister wrote:

<snip>

>>> I can read and write to the /z drive and I can delete individual files
>>> but I
>>> can't delete folders (rm -rf anypath) from the cygwin command line. I
>>> get the followning error.
>>>  
>>> $ rm -rf /s/test/
>>> rm: cannot remove directory `/s/test/': Directory not empty
>>>  
>>> I can delete folders if I use windows explorer, or in a Unix xterm. The
>>> files belong to the user and are not locked. Does anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> Let's start here:
>>
>>> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>>
>> Include in your report a onsistent example and 'cygcheck rm' prior to 
>> your
>> example showing the problem.  Also, we need to know what kind of network
>> drive this is and where it's coming from.  My WAG right now is that 'rm'
>> isn't Cygwin's version outside of 'xterm'.
>>
> I've been seeing this same problem since B20! It usually involves deleting a
> large directory tree with a few thousand files. I just switch to MS-Dos mode
> and use their rm command without any problem. So yes, looks like more than
> one person has seen this problem.


I'll extend the same invitation to you as well then.  If you can provide
a reproducible problem report, that would be helpful.  Please use don't
provide it in the context of B20 though. ;-)


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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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