How can I delete all files and subdirectories from current directory including current directory?
How can I delete all files and subdirectories from current directory including current directory?
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How can I delete all files and subdirectories from current directory including current directory?
Under bash with GNU tools, I would do it like that (should be secure in most cases):
not under bash and without GNU tools, I would use:
why this more secure:
--in cases our directory starts with a dash (non-bash:./before the filename)pwd -Pnot justpwdin cases where we are not in a real directory but in a symlink pointing to it.'s around the argument in cases the directory contains spacessome random info (bash version):
cd ..at the end can be omitted, but you would be in a non-existant directory otherwise…EDIT: As kmkaplan noted, the
--thing is not necessary, aspwdreturns the complete path name which always starts with/on UNIX