Thank you very much! I will give it a try :) I was aware that gfal has recursive removal, but this specific host does not have an access port for gfal, only xrootd (or at least I am not aware of it). Kind regards, Francisco On 05-09-2023 15:19, Hofsaess, Robin (SCC) wrote: > > Hi, > > i wrote a small interactive script a while ago for this purpose: > https://github.com/RHofsaess/xrd-interactive > <https://github.com/RHofsaess/xrd-interactive> > > I didn't tested it for the current version of xrootd (last one was > 5.4.2) and I am currently not developing it further due to time > limitations. > But recursive rm should work :D > > Else, you can try gfal2. This also allows recursive rm of directories > that contain files. > > Have a nice day. > > Robin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Von:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> im > Auftrag von Francisco Vazquez de Sola <[log in to unmask]> > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 5. September 2023 14:41:42 > *An:* [log in to unmask] > *Betreff:* Recursive xrootd rmdir ? > Dear Xrootd developers, > > Please excuse me if this is not the right way to ask user questions, I > could not find any other channel online. > > I want to remove a folder from grid storage. From checking the manual, > the command to do so would be > > $ xrdfs $HOST rmdir $PATH_TO_FOLDER > > However, this folder contains many folders and files, and rmdir only > works for empty folders. Is there a way to make it work recursively? Or > do I need to write my own script to take care of it? > > Thank you for your time, > > Francisco Vazquez de Sola > > ######################################################################## > Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list > > To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1> ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1