ncftp - recursive deletion

Question

I would like to recursively delete a folder and his subfolders. I use ncftp. This application provides rm and rmdir.

I already looked up the manpage, but it doesn't help.

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 09 '16 at 10:20

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You need to use /*, as in rm -rf directory/*

edited Feb 09 '16 at 10:20

Burgi

answered Jan 22 '16 at 19:45

user548769

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no, the other answer works just fine even without the star. – Jakuje Jan 22 '16 at 20:07
This is what worked for me. Thank you. Just when I was about to think that there was no solution with ncftp. – monsune Dec 05 '20 at 01:30

Peter · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-10T10:00:47.923

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This is how it works:

rm -rf directory

As someone pointed out, depending on the ncftp version it won't work. Try this syntax then:

rm -rf directory/*

edited Dec 10 '20 at 10:00

answered Feb 02 '13 at 15:34

Peter

Tried that already... > rm -rf html delete html: remote rmdir failed. ncftp ... > – Martin Cleaver Dec 12 '14 at 15:33
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It won't work. At least not with every ncftp build. See the first answer for the proper syntax. – monsune Dec 05 '20 at 01:29
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@monsune Updated my answer. Thanks. – Peter Dec 10 '20 at 10:02

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