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Clair Griffiths
Clair Griffiths
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Posted by Clair Griffiths
Clair Griffiths
10,158 Points

Can't remove the test directory on Windows

At the end of the tutorial it says to type rm -rf test/ into the command prompt but doing this bounces back an error message:

'rm is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'

Think it might be because I'm using Windows? A quick google search suggests using del instead but typing del test/ just brings up the error

invalid switch - "".

Any ideas or can I continue with the tutorial with the test directory still there?

Many thanks

2 Answers

Clair Griffiths
Clair Griffiths
10,158 Points
Clair Griffiths
Clair Griffiths
10,158 Points

Thanks Roberto. I'm actually on Windows 8.1 so deltree won't work, but having looked at the page I figured out that I just needed to do

del test

(without the / at the end)

Thanks for your help though!