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Old 04-13-2010
Computer help with removing files from home directory
hey there folks! I cant figure out, for the life of me, how to procede in removing alll the files in my home directory that are not owned by me.

would i have to list them, but after that what do i do. or is there some way I am not aware of.
my employer heard i could script in unix, but i havent done it years!!!

thanks in advance for any help!
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Old 04-13-2010
Code:
find ~ ! -user yourUser -type f -exec rm -f {} \;

Assuming you have write permissions over the other user's files.
Last edited by verdepollo; 04-13-2010 at 12:27 PM.. Reason: Clarification
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Old 04-13-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by verdepollo
Assuming you have write permissions over the other user's files.
That's not necessary. All you need is write perms on the directory containing the other user's files, even if the owner of the file is root.

Regards,
Alister
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Old 04-13-2010
Good catch Allister
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