From: Simurgh@yabbs To: buzzbomb@yabbs Subject: re: question Date: Sat Jun 11 20:35:09 1994 I'm pretty sure invoking 'rm -r .*' doesn't delete '.' or '..'. These filenames are usually only deleted when you create or remove a directory. But test before you try that. rm -r .* should delete all files and directories that are hidden using the .*, providing you have control over those files/directories. -Simurgh