From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 21:13:24 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D871065674 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:13:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44B5A8FC4D for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:13:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id oA8LCQVD098759; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:12:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id oA8LCQFl098758; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:12:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:12:26 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Frank Shute Message-ID: <20101108211225.GB98578@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20101108154818.GD97242@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20101108204912.GB3662@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20101108204912.GB3662@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jerry McAllister , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, yoganjaneyulu kasetti Subject: Re: removing files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:13:24 -0000 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"