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Old 10-20-2012
Removing folders with specific name/part
Hi,

I need a way to remove all folders that contain "Quick" in their names in a directory called /var/tmp...

However all attemps I have tried won't work. Smilie

I so far tried
Code:
find /var/tmp -type d -name "Quick" |  sudo xargs rm -rf

find . -name "Quicklook" -exec rm -rf {} \;

find . -name Quick -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf

none worked, the folder remained

Thanks for any answer in advance
Last edited by Scott; 10-20-2012 at 10:40 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 10-20-2012
Hi.

Would using *[Qq]uick* as the name help?

Code:
find . -type d -name "*[Qq]uick*" -exec rm -rf {} \;

What exactly are the names?
# 3  
Old 10-20-2012
Something along the lines of "QuickLook-VARIABLE" wheras variable -obviously- varies from folder to folder, with no fixed pattern

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Ok, your trick did the trick Smilie
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