mySQL command to delete all threads in a forum?

[beet]

Hi,

I moved a lot of the older threads - sum 60,000 or so, with 500,000 posts - to a dump forum that I plan on emptying. I'd like to use myphpadmin (or through shell is quicker?) and directly remove all those threads without going through a php script like the one built in vbulletin, for effeciency reasons.

Can someone post the exact mysql command and comment on whether it is a safe procedure?

Thanks!

[f i x a t e]

When you go into phpMyAdmin isnt there a dump function for each row?

fixate