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From: prime@druhi.ATT.COM (Anthony Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need help removing directory !
Summary: look for hidden files in the directory!
Keywords: RMDIR
Message-ID: <3396@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 18 Aug 88 14:20:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: druhi.3396
References: <1027@pc.ecn.purdue.edu>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
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In article <1027@pc.ecn.purdue.edu>, jmoore@pc.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore) writes:
> I have recently run into a problem I cannot figure out. Off of my
> root directory I have a directory called "lisp". In trying to make
> space the other day I decided to remove all of the files and the
> directory. First I removed all of the files in the directory and 
> then I tried "rmdir lisp" when in the root. When I did this it gave
> me a message telling me that the file could not be found or that 
> the directory was not empty or that path was incorrect. I tried
> .......
> If someone could mail me the info on how to get the directory out
> I would be very grateful. 

Try using a utility package(e.g., PCTOOLS or Norton Utils) to determine if
there are any HIDDEN files in the directory. If so, un-hide them and delete
them. Then remove your directory called "lisp".

Good Luck!!!  8-)

Tony Davis
AT&T Bell Labs
Denver, Co.
druhi!prime