RE: [cobalt-users] Root folder junked + slocate database corrupt are related

["Tom Cameron" <tomcameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

=> So the simple solution should be to delete these files, but how do I do
=> that? I cant call the files and commands like rm * only return
=> errors too.

OK I worked it out eventually, these files are often directories that
contain other directories of similar names and some of the start with the
'-' so the rm command was getting confused.

Finally I got it cleared with

rm -R -- *

Which was a somewhat frightening thing to run as root! but it is all gone
now and the slocate is running smoothly again.

Tom