I have a number of files in the /tmp directory with PET-DOG in their name. I want to delete them, leaving only files with PET-CAT and PET-HORSE. I'd like to use the find command to locate those files (by using a variable) and then I'd like to delete them. However, I can't find a way to do this. I found that -iname with a variable might work, but it didn't.
Here is what I have:
Doesn't work. Tried
Where VARY= PET-DOG.
But I do not have -iname as an option.
I realize I could also search for the PET-DOG string, but I'd like to use find with the variable to do it. Does anyone know how? I assume that after you found the files, you could use xargs rm -f to delete them.
Hello,
I create a file touch 1201093003 fichcomp
and inside a repertory (which hava a lot of files) I want to list all files created before this file :
find *.* \! -maxdepth 1 - newer fichcomp but this command returned bash: /usr/bin/find: Argument list too long
but i make a filter all... (1 Reply)
Yes , I have to find a file in unix without using any find or where commands.Any pointers for the same would be very helpful as i am beginner in shell scritping and need a solution for the same.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Jatin Jain (10 Replies)
Hi ,
I have a piece of code ...wherein I need to assign the following ...
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e.g origCount=ARGV
2) A unix command to a variable
e.g result=`wc -l testFile.txt`
in my awk shell script
When I do this :
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A C source program and a type name are given. Determine from source,
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DAY1=`date -I -d "1 day ago"`
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if
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fi
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0
1056
85540
414329
774485
1208487
1657519
2102753
2561259
3037737
3458144
3993019
4417959
4809964
5261890
5798778
6254146
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vidir
VIDIR(1)VIDIR(1)NAME
vidir - edit directory
SYNOPSIS
vidir [--verbose] [directory|file|-] ...
DESCRIPTION
vidir allows editing of the contents of a directory in a text editor. If no directory is specified, the current directory is edited.
When editing a directory, each item in the directory will appear on its own numbered line. These numbers are how vidir keeps track of what
items are changed. Delete lines to remove files from the directory, or edit filenames to rename files. You can also switch pairs of numbers
to swap filenames.
Note that if "-" is specified as the directory to edit, it reads a list of filenames from stdin and displays those for editing.
Alternatively, a list of files can be specified on the command line.
OPTIONS -v, --verbose
Verbosely display the actions taken by the program.
EXAMPLES
vidir
vidir *.jpeg
Typical uses.
find | vidir -
Edit subdirectory contents too. To delete subdirectories, delete all their contents and the subdirectory itself in the editor.
find -type f | vidir -
Edit all files under the current directory and subdirectories.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
EDITOR
Editor to use.
VISUAL
Also supported to determine what editor to use.
AUTHOR
Copyright 2006 by Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Licensed under the GNU GPL.
moreutils 2010-04-28 VIDIR(1)