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Old 04-30-2010
system() regular expression
Hi all :

I want to del all *.tmp files in my /tmp/ , so I use system("rm -f /tmp/*.tmp");
but It's wrong , I must pass a path without regular expressions . eg:

system("rm -f /tmp/1.txt")

the question is I don't know the exactly files name so I can't del it as above , but I know it's filetype or suffix (.tmp )




Best regards
aobai
Last edited by aobai; 04-30-2010 at 06:45 AM..
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Old 04-30-2010
The system function does expand its parameters so there is nothing specific to do. Your example will work if you tell what to do with the files which you fail to.
# 3  
Old 04-30-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by jlliagre
The system function does expand its parameters so there is nothing specific to do. Your example will work if you tell what to do with the files which you fail to.
I see you , but I just know its suffix . not its full name Smilie


thank you !!
# 4  
Old 04-30-2010
That's fine. Knowing its suffix is enough. Please post the code you are testing. The previous one is obviously incomplete as I already wrote.
# 5  
Old 04-30-2010
what about
Code:
ls /tmp/*.tmp

and if this is correct then
Code:
rm /tmp/*.tmp

# 6  
Old 04-30-2010
system("rm -f `ls /tmp/*.tmp`")
# 7  
Old 04-30-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by aobai
system("rm -f `ls /tmp/*.tmp`")
You don't need the use the ls command
Code:
system("rm -f /tmp/*.tmp")

Jean-Pierre.
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