'Directory not empty' error

[Wishdiak]

For some reason, the directory /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu seems to be 'stuck'. There are no files in it, and yet it can not be removed, even in single-user mode.

I've run fsck in single-user mode, but I still get the error

rm:/usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu: Directory not empty

when I try to delete it. Any ideas?

Wishdiak
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[Deleted]

use
% rm -r /directory

for more info
% man rm

http://unixjunky.com

 

[Wishdiak]

UnixJunky,

I've done both of those. The problem seems to be that although ls shows no files in /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu, it still tells me that the directory is not empty when I try to remove it. As a result, I can't portupgrade gcc 3.4.

# rm -r /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
rm: /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu: Directory not empty
# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
# ls -al
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Nov 24 00:16 ./
drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 512 Nov 24 00:16 ../


Wishdiak
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[Deleted]

When you do a
% ps aux

Is there a process that is still bound to the file?

If so kill it using
% kill -9 process id

http://unixjunky.com

 

[Wishdiak]

UnixJunky,

Thanks for your help. Nothing shows in the output of 'ps aux' that links to this file.

I've rebooted into single-user mode and attempted to delete this directory, only to be told that it is not empty when it contains no files.

Wishdiak
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[kHz]

use the 'f' with rm. 'rm -rf /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu'

 

[kHz]

Also, you are not sitting in the directory when doing that are you?

And try running 'fuser /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu' to see if it lists anything.

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

Thanks for your help also. I am not sitting in the directory when trying to delete it.

# rm -rf /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
rm: /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu: Directory not empty
# fuser /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
fuser: Command not found.

Wishdiak
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[kHz]

Have you done a 'cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config' and then 'rm -rf cpu' and see if that works?

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

Yep.

# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config
# rm -rf cpu
rm: cpu: Directory not empty
# cd cpu
# ls -al
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Nov 24 00:16 ./
drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 512 Nov 24 00:16 ../

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[kHz]

Unseen characters is a possibility.

In ksh, do: set -A files $(ls .) #while sitting in the cpu directory

and then do: print ${files[@]} #to print all files

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

Is there an equivalent for csh?

Wishdiak
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[kHz]

I don't know how to set arrays in csh. What I gave is using ksh.

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

No problem, I installed ksh93 from ports. I assume that the lack of any output from

# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
# set -A files $(ls .)
# print ${files[@]}

means that nothing was found with any unseen characters.

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[kHz]

You could try running it again, but instead of doing a print run 'rm ${files[@]}' then try the rm -rf on the direcotry again. Just in case there was something there.

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

I really appreciate your help, as this problem is getting the best of me.

# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
# set -A files $(ls .)
# rm ${files[@]}

returns

usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file

and I still can't rm -rf the directory.

Wishdiak
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[kHz]

try:

# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
# set -A files $(ls .)
# rm -rf ${files[@]}

Also, is /usr or /usr/ports filesystems? /usr/ports isn't mounted before /usr?

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

/usr/ports isn't a mountpoint. /usr is the only mountpoint that relates to this.

# cd /usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu
# set -A files $(ls .)
# rm -rf ${files[@]}
# cd ..
# rm -rf cpu
rm: cpu: Directory not empty

Same error that I've been getting. Argh!

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[kHz]

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define TEST_FILE         "/usr/ports/lang/gcc34/work/gcc-3.4-20041112/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu"

main() {
        unlink(TEST_FILE);
        return(0);
}

That should do it.

 

[Wishdiak]

kHz,

I'd think so too, although my c skills are a bit rusty. I pasted the code above into a file, and on execution got the error
Badly placed ()'s.

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