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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Removing files Post 302737079 by phunk on Wednesday 28th of November 2012 11:10:01 AM
Old 11-28-2012
I'd assume it's a syntax thing. Can you put in [ code ] blocks (remove the spaces) what you're entering an either an ls or a ls -al output?

---------- Post updated at 11:10 AM ---------- Previous update was at 10:49 AM ----------

Sorry for double post...but let's say all the files you want to remove end in a .sh format...so, for example:

test.sh
test1.sh
testBAK.sh

You could remove these three files a couple of ways:
(assuming your in the correct working directory)

Code:
rm test*
rm test*sh
rm *sh

The middle would be the best way, in my opinion. The first line would remove anything in the current directory starting with "test" and could potentially remove other files you don't want to remove (i.e. testing.sh). The third line would remove anything ending with "sh" and could, again, remove files you don't mean to touch (i.e. importantfiles.sh).

Things to keep in mind.
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX

rpccp_remove_entry

remove entry(1m)														  remove entry(1m)

NAME

       remove entry - Removes a name service entry from the name service database

SYNOPSIS

       rpccp remove entry  entry-name [-s syntax]

OPTIONS

       Indicates  the  name  syntax of the entry name (optional). The only value for this option is the dce name syntax, which is the default name
       syntax. Until an alternative name syntax becomes available, specifying the -s option is unnecessary.

ARGUMENTS

       Indicates the name of the target name service entry.  For an entry in the local cell, you can omit the cell name and specify only the cell-
       relative name.

DESCRIPTION

       The remove entry command removes an entry from the name service database. The name of the entry is required.

   Privilege Required
       You  need read permission to the CDS object entry (the target name service entry).  You also need delete permission to the CDS object entry
       or to the parent directory.

NOTE

       This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE.

EXAMPLES

       The following commands run RPCCP and remove the entry /.:/LandS/anthro/Cal_host_2 from the local cell of the name service database: $ rpccp
       rpccp> remove entry  /.:/LandS/anthro/Cal_host_2

RELATED INFORMATION

       Commands: add entry(1m), show entry(1m)

																  remove entry(1m)
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