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Old 05-24-2012
Deleting particular files with a numerical suffix
Hello

I have a directory with a list of files which have a particular numerical suffix.

E.g

filename_0
filename_1
filename_18500
filename_10000

I want to delete all files from this directory which have a filename which have a numerical suffix greater than 10540.

So any files with a filename greater than filename_10540.

Thanks

Kamal
# 2  
Old 05-24-2012
Hi

Code:
$ ls filename_* | awk -F_ '$2>10540{print "rm "$0;}' | sh

Guru.
# 3  
Old 05-24-2012
Code:
$ ls | rm `awk -F"_" ' $2 > 10540 '`

Last edited by Franklin52; 05-24-2012 at 07:32 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 4  
Old 05-25-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by mnmonu
Code:
$ ls | rm `awk -F"_" ' $2 > 10540 '`

Does this work???
# 5  
Old 05-29-2012
shell
Code:
for i in *;do num=${i#filename_}; if [ $num -gt 10000 ];then rm $i; fi; done

Last edited by Franklin52; 05-29-2012 at 06:31 AM.. Reason: code tags
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Old 05-29-2012
@summer_cherry: for i in filename_*; do, no?
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