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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Help need with remove command Post 302781425 by pinnacle on Saturday 16th of March 2013 01:58:18 PM
Old 03-16-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
The safest would be something like:
Code:
rm ${DIR:?'$DIR is not correctly set'}/${pattern:?'$pattern is not correctly set'}*

assuming that something else hasn't been done in your script that needs to be undone if the script dies at this point.

Thank you sir!!

---------- Post updated at 12:58 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:27 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
The safest would be something like:
Code:
rm ${DIR:?'$DIR is not correctly set'}/${pattern:?'$pattern is not correctly set'}*

assuming that something else hasn't been done in your script that needs to be undone if the script dies at this point.
I am planning to use the below code for removing files. I want to echo after all files are deleted. The order in which I delete files or all at onces does not matter.

Please let me know if there is a better way to do this.

Also I would like a safe approach in case the parameter values are blank then it should not wipe out the root directory.


Code:
 
    if `rm ${INPUTDIR:?'$INPUTDIR is not correctly set'}/${PATTERNA:?'$PATTERNA is not correctly set'}*`; then
        if `rm ${INPUTDIR:?'$INPUTDIR is not correctly set'}/${PATTERNB:?'$PATTERNB is not correctly set'}*`; then
            if `rm ${TEMPDIR:?'$TEMPDIR is not correctly set'}/${PATTERNB:?'$PATTERNB is not correctly set'}*`; then
                if `rm ${CONTROLDIR:?'$CONTROLDIR is not correctly set'}/${PATTERNB:?'$PATTERNB is not correctly set'}*.cmd`; then
                    echoen "All Files Deleted Successfully!!"
                fi
            fi
        fi
    fi

 

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