On 07/13/2017 09:26 AM, Jon Ingason wrote:
> Den 2017-07-13 kl. 17:33, skrev bruce:
>> hey guys..
>>
>> i'm missing something. thoughts/comments?
>>
>> trying to do a rm with find/exec.
>>
>> ssh crawl_user@1.2.3.4 " rm -f '/cloud_nfs/*hash*.dat' ; find
>> /cloud_nfs -name '*austincc*master*book*.dat' -exec rm {} \; rm -f
> Here is the problem--------------------------------------------^
> The ";" is part of the find command. Try "...rm {} \; ; rm -f ..."
> I have not tested this but should works.
>
>> '/cloud_nfs_fetch/*hash*.dat' ; "
>>
>> i get
>> find: paths must precede expression: rm
>> Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D
>> help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression]
>>
>> can't seem to see my error...
>>
>> however, if I remove the last rm -- the find/exec/rm works..
Of course, you COULD use "-delete" in the find command rather than
doing an "-exec rm {} \;":
sh crawl_user@1.2.3.4 " rm -f '/cloud_nfs/*hash*.dat' ; find
/cloud_nfs -name '*austincc*master*book*.dat' -delete; rm -f
'/cloud_nfs_fetch/*hash*.dat' ; "
Might be a bit cleaner and less confusing.
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