Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:12:26 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, yoganjaneyulu kasetti <y.emailalerts@gmail.com> Subject: Re: removing files Message-ID: <20101108211225.GB98578@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20101108204912.GB3662@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <AANLkTik3_atdP6Zbg=utLEVvQLCMyz7f8RDuPU1CtXWa@mail.gmail.com> <20101108154818.GD97242@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20101108204912.GB3662@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 08:49:12PM +0000, Frank Shute wrote: > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:48:18AM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 11:40:20AM +0530, yoganjaneyulu kasetti wrote: > > > > > hi, > > > > > > I have a problem for deleting files using script........please some one can > > > guide me for the same. > > > > > > I have some files with the extension of ".chk" extension along with the > > > extension of ".log" and ".gjf" extension in the folder called different *input > > > folders. *I wanted to delete the ".chk" file extension having files. If i go > > > to individual input folder manually i can delete the file with *rm* command > > > line by but i would like to delete all the ".chk" files extension files at a > > > time through scripting rather than manual. So please some one help me for > > > the same. > > > /student/sweety/gaussiandata/*1249624064640*/input > > > > > > /student/sweety/gaussiandata/*1261202703914*/input > > > > > > /student/sweety/gaussiandata/*1263357080155*/input > > > > > > /student/sweety/gaussiandata/*1289106407303*/input > > > > Your examples given here don't seem to match quite what you are asking > > as far as I see. Maybe I am looking at it wrong. > > > > But, anyway, can't you just the -R switch on the rm? > > > > cd top_of_tree_with_files_to_delete > > rm -R *.chk > > rm -R *.log > > rm -R *.gjk > > > > Or am I missing something. > > > > ////jerry > > It could be that the OP has more files than the glob can handle. (With > most shells there's a restriction....or used to be). > > I'm also reluctant to use a glob with rm without the -i. > > With find(1) you can do a dry run first before giving it the -delete > argument. Well, if that is the problem, find is the answer. It should do everything he wants. ////jerry > > The OP also wants to use -maxdepth 1 with find(1) if he doesn't want to > traverse the tree below his target dir. > > > Regards, > > -- > > Frank > > Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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