Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:43:43 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: difficult-to-phrase question... Message-ID: <20090903204343.GA5708@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <4A9F078A.1050800@radel.com> References: <20090902234324.GA1735@thought.org> <4A9F078A.1050800@radel.com>
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On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 08:02:18PM -0400, Jon Radel wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > guys, (of either gender) > > > > here's one that is a bit difficult to figure out how to ask, but > > here's my first shot: > > > > i'm looking for a file what contains string "S". the filename > > in this case has a zillion letters, but that beside the point. > > > > i can use grep to find "S" and grep gives me the file[s] that > > have the string. now, is there any easy way of reading that > > file, or deleting or otherwise munging that file? > > > > nutshell is that every time i reboot (into kde), kde wastes > > time/cpu spawning unwanted whatever: versions of konqueror, kttsd, > > ksayit, &c. [[i found these files in > > ~/.kde/share/config/session, about 20, dated may, 09 to oct 08. > > rm'ing the bunch would get rid of the instantiate problem, but > > having a script to diddle with a found string "S" would be > > useful esp'ly if the filename of pathname were long. > > > > i'll mouse swipe the string and fname to prove my point. > > thanks for any help. > > > > gary > > > > ps: if scripting this is too grizzly i'll do it in C and do an > > inline post of src and example use. > > > > Do you mean something like > > rm `grep -l S *` Or, more specifically, maybe $ cmd `grep -lr "S" *` [??] I'll try that on the string I was looking for. Polytropon, I have only the vaguest clue what your suggestion was, sorry. To Adam, yeah, I have indeed removed these surplus kde apps, but the session file is still there each time. So the apps are reinstantianted every time. --I'm going to blow them away. gary > > or am I completely missing the point of what you're trying to do? > > -- > > --Jon Radel > jon@radel.com -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 5.67a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php 10% slice of my latest novel: http://www.thought.org/10pc
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