this writes exactly as you say it cd /where/to/keep for file in $(ls -1) do [ -f /where/to/delete/$file ] && rm /where/to/delete/$file done this only works at one level (it doesn't process sub-directories) btw find as a -printf option with which you can format the output as desired (for example keeping only the name of the file, not its path). rtfm "man find" hth A 15:33 17/11/2003 -0600, vous avez écrit : >I have been trying to complete a simple (for me on the WinBlows platform) file >operation and seem unable to do so. Basically I need something along the lines >of "For all files in a given directory, delete files with the same name from >this other directory". I tried using find with exec but that causes me grief >because it adds the current path to the file name to be deleted. I tried using >a for look but cannot seem to get it to work from the command line, without >putting it in a script file. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
