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From: "B. T. Raven" <ecinmn@alcisp.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: deleting directories.
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:03:20 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c7878$4625988e$49fa63b$12719@DIALUPUSA.NET> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.2189.1176866121.7795.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>

Livin Stephen Sharma wrote:
> How can I delete a directory thru emacs
>  (equivalent of "M-x delete-file")
> 
> 
> regards
>  livin.stephen
> 
> 
> [This is GNU Emacs 22.0.97.1 (powerpc-apple-darwin7.9.0, Carbon Version 
> 1.6.0)]
> 
> 


C-x d [parent directory of the one you want to delete]
S-< or S-> to move point to line where name of directory to delete is found
D
[If there are files in the directory you try to delete and if 
dired-recursive-delete is nil, then you will get an error. ]
Safer than recursive deletion is deletion of the files in the directory 
before removal of the directory:

navigate to directory in dired with > or < or ^ and then type
m
d
[Confirm]
^
D
X
[Confirm]

All these single keystroke commands can also be invoked from the menubar in 
a dired buffer. Manybe you can also run rm from a shell but I just froze 
emacs up by trying M-! deltree junkdir. I don't quite understand why.

Ed

       reply	other threads:[~2007-04-18  4:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.2189.1176866121.7795.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-04-18  4:03 ` B. T. Raven [this message]
2007-04-18  4:46   ` deleting directories Amy Templeton
2007-04-18  5:54     ` Livin Stephen Sharma
2007-04-18  5:55   ` Livin Stephen Sharma
2007-04-18 20:38     ` Karl Hegbloom
2007-04-18  3:10 Livin Stephen Sharma

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