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2007-07-10 , 12:40
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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.
 
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2007-07-10 , 12:44
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to change directory:

Code:
cd /home/user/.gpe
to delete a file

Code:
rm /home/user/.gpe/calendar
You probably don't need to be root to delete the above file... access root sparingly and with care.
 

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2007-07-10 , 13:00
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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....
 
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2007-07-10 , 13:09
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This could help: http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
BTW dir becomes ls
 

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2007-07-10 , 16:15
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
This could help: http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
BTW dir becomes ls

Very nice, thanks for that.
 

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2012-10-25 , 09:28
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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
 
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2012-10-25 , 09:30
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
This could help: http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
BTW dir becomes ls
plz help me
 
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2012-10-25 , 09:30
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ls -al and see who's the owner of the path
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2012-10-25 , 09:34
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To delete the whole /and dir
Code:
root
rm -r /and
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Originally Posted by Fayaz Ali View Post
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
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.
 

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