Re: deleting directories.

["B. T. Raven" <ecinmn@alcisp.com>]

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