On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 01:52:55PM -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote: > Chris wrote: > > How would I script removing a file (globally) ? > > Very carefully. :) Yes, you need to be very CAREFUL using this suggestion: There is SUPPOSED to be a program named test on the system, and this command will remove it. see: ls -l /usr/bin/test and man test then use this with care. > > > Meaning, say the file name test however, it's in multiple > > directories throughout the system without having to go into each dir > > manually. > > This would find any file named test and remove it, by trawling the > filesystem: > > $ find / -name test | xargs rm > > If the file you want to find has spaces or other odd characters in it, > you may need to use: > > $ find / -name test -print0 | xargs -0 rm > > You could also use locate instead of find, which would save traversing > the filesystem, but wouldn't catch files created since the locate db > was updated last. > > -- > Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Damn you and your estrogenical treachery! > -- Stewie Griffin > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) -----------------------------
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