enter this command: rm -Rf <directory> This will remove <directory> and all files and subdirectories it contains. Lorenzo -- /bin/bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied "...[Linux's] capacity to talk via any medium except smoke signals." (By Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center) _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list