use File::Find qw(find);
use Cwd;

*name = *File::Find::name;

my @dirs = @ARGV;

my @legitdirs = grep { -d } @dirs;

find( { "wanted" => \&unlinkplus, "bydepth"=>1, "no_chdir"=>1 } , @legitdirs);

# danger, danger. high voltage. use at own risk.
sub unlinkplus {
    warn "current dir   :" . cwd . "\n";    
    if (!-l && -d _) { # not a link, is a directory
	warn  "rmdir attempt :" . $name . "\n";
	(rmdir($_) && warn "ok..." ) 
	    or warn  "cannot rmdir $name:" . " $!";
    } else {
	warn  "file unlink   :" . $name . ">";
	(unlink($_) && warn "ok..." )
	    or warn "can't unlink " . $name . "$!";
    }
}