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removing a deeply embedded file from a folder??

  • 27-03-2003 4:34pm
    #1
    b3t4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭


    hey ppl,

    Im sorry to be posting perhaps a very easily solved question. I just seriously dont have the time to go searching for this one.

    I need to remove a specific hidden file, from within a number of different folders, within the same folder. (hope this is making sense)

    eg.
    folder
    -->folderWithinFolder1
    >specific_file
    -->folderWithinFolder2
    >specific_file

    Has anyone got a script to do this?? Or a simple command or anything??

    Rgrds,
    A.


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  • #2
    davej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭davej


    find . \( -name filename \) -exec rm {} \;

    davej


  • #3
    b3t4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭b3t4


    Thanks davej,

    Only problem is that it doesnt work exactly as I would like in MacOSX. I read the man page and all that but Im still at a loss. Even when I sudo -s to root it keeps giving me permission denied messages. Pulling my hair out!!!!! I think the problem lies with it being a hidden .DS_STORE file. Really dont know at this stage. Iv tried putting in "*.html" for the -name and that worked fine.

    Even a simple find . -name "DS_STORE" doesnt find the file.

    Rgrds,
    A.


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