Need a ss search and delete script

CelticTiger · 2006-01-12, 12:07 AM

Does anyone know of any server side script that will search for and delete files of a certain type or name? It would make my life a hell of alot easier for a certain task I have in mind. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Chop Smith · 2006-01-12, 03:00 AM

I am sure that either cd34 or Cleo post a link to a script months ago. I can not find it by searching. If so, I am sure they will give you an answer in the AM

cd34 · 2006-01-12, 04:31 AM

find . -type f -name \*.wmv -print | awk '{ print "rm \"" $1 \"" }' | sh

that will delete them if they include spaces, (, ), and other punctuation characters.

you could use xargs, but, if the list is long enough, xargs will say, too many arguments.

index4\*.html (would get rid of all files starting with index4 and ending with .html)

needs the \ in there.

CelticTiger · 2006-01-12, 11:54 AM

Thanks a bunch Chop and cd34.....
Before you answered cd34 I I did find the following: find /path/to/dir -iname "*.txt" -exec rm {} \; which seems to work well as well. Thanks again!

2006-01-12, 12:07 AM	#1
CelticTiger Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 266	Need a ss search and delete script Does anyone know of any server side script that will search for and delete files of a certain type or name? It would make my life a hell of alot easier for a certain task I have in mind. Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Submissions Wanted!

2006-01-12, 03:00 AM	#2
Chop Smith Eighteen 'til I Die Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,168	I am sure that either cd34 or Cleo post a link to a script months ago. I can not find it by searching. If so, I am sure they will give you an answer in the AM __________________

2006-01-12, 04:31 AM	#3
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	find . -type f -name \.wmv -print \| awk '{ print "rm \"" $1 \"" }' \| sh that will delete them if they include spaces, (, ), and other punctuation characters. you could use xargs, but, if the list is long enough, xargs will say, too many arguments. index4\.html (would get rid of all files starting with index4 and ending with .html) needs the \ in there. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2006-01-12, 11:54 AM	#4
CelticTiger Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 266	Thanks a bunch Chop and cd34..... Before you answered cd34 I I did find the following: find /path/to/dir -iname "*.txt" -exec rm {} \; which seems to work well as well. Thanks again! __________________ Submissions Wanted!