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How to recursively delete folders

From: G. T. Stresen-Reuter <tedmasterweb_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:11:02 +0100

Hi,

I'm relatively new to cURL so please be patient with me.

I'm trying to use cURL to synchronize data between servers for which
I only have FTP access.

I'm able to delete individual files well enough (an example on how to
do this in the man page would be a great addition...), but I haven't
found a way to delete non-empty directories. I realize this may be a
shortcoming of the protocol, but most modern FTP clients offer a
"force delete" or "recursive delete" option and I thought I'd ask the
list if something like this exists with cURL. I haven't seen any
documentation hinting that this is possible so the list is my last
resort.

Thanks in advance and I look forward to hearing from anyone who
thinks they could lend a hand.

Sincerely,

Ted Stresen-Reuter
http://tedmasterweb.com

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Received on 2008-09-09