# NOOO! it fails with: #!/bin/csh -f  (when in tcsh)

#------- delete a dir tree
# usage: deldir dirname
#
set dir = $1
echo " "
if( "$1" == "" ) then
  echo -n " ---> deldir dirname ---> Enter a dirname: "
  set dir = &<
endif

/bin/rm -f -r "$dir"/* 
sleep 1
rmdir $dir

### replaces 
# alias deldir  '/bin/rm -f -r "\!^"/* ; rmdir \!^'