help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

Newbie needs to delete a file:

Delete the GPE Calendar file : /home/user/.gpe/calendar

I think I need Xterm?

I did that and typed "sudo gainroot" --- am I on the right lines?

This appeared to take me to the /home/user/ directory but when I typed /home/user/.gpe/ it says "access denied".

I'm a stuck newbie who's a bit lost now.

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

to change directory:

to delete a file

You probably don't need to be root to delete the above file... access root sparingly and with care. :)

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

Thanks Millhouse worked a treat, I should have guess it was CD just like the old dos commands I used to use.

well not all... tried "dir" which did not work....

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

This could help: http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
BTW dir becomes ls

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

Very nice, thanks for that.

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

Hello Friend I want to delete all files and director in /and folder but it says access denied what would i have to do I extract it Android Files in Root Director plz help me

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

plz help me

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

ls -al and see who's the owner of the path

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

To delete the whole /and dir

Re: help... howto delete a file with xterm
 

Usually, when I see someone who's attempting a recursive directory deletion, and is stymied by the fact that it's permission denied, that person is attempting to delete something they shouldn't.

Yes, rm -Rf as root will accomplish your task, but even money is saying that you won't be happy with the result.