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From terminal window: When I use the rm command it can only remove files. When I use the rmdir command it only removes empty folders. If I have a directory nested with files and folders within folders with files and so on, is there any way to delete all the files and folders without all the strenuous command typing? If it makes a difference, I am using the mac bash shell from terminal, not Microsoft DOS or linux. rm -rf some_dir -r "recursive" -f "force" (suppress confirmation messages) Be careful! rm -rf * Would remove everything (folders & files) in the current directory. But be careful!

I there a way I can use RegExp or Wildcard searches to quickly delete all files within a folder, and then remove that folder in PHP, WITHOUT using the "exec" command? My server does not give me authorization to use that command. A simple loop of some kind would suffice. I need something that would accomplish the logic behind the following statement, but obviously, would be valid: $dir = "/home/dir" unlink($dir . "/*"); # "*" being a match for all strings rmdir($dir); Lusitanian Use glob to find all files matching a pattern. function recursiveRemoveDirectory($directory) { foreach(glob("{