Or if any one have a better Idea then please share.
Details of the project:
The folder names are like JCPENNY, WALMART, OLDNAVY, SHOPNBC, etc..
Few folders are empty and should be deleted.
Few folders have files of around 20 but none of them are used so need to delete the files including that folder.
Few folders consist of some used and some unued files from which only unsed files should be delete.
I informed Client that I will delete them manually but they said that this is good for development environment and we need a script that will be used for production environment.
Please share your knowledge...
Thanks
Habeeb
Last edited by Franklin52; 06-05-2013 at 10:38 AM..
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I'd use zip -9 to save what I delete. You need to show the folder names at that level and have a good way to select, say by numbered lines, so they can select what to delete (and zip). For selected name, all folders and files are deleted recursively. See man zip.
If I zip all the files and folders using -9 then can I extract a single file from it if needed in future..
And regarding the script do I have to mention the delete command with the folder name..?
I am worried because from those 86 folders if some unused folders are already deleted then again I have to change the script... I want some thing which prompts for folder name because the path for all is same... /voice1/vxml/resources/audio/ this is the path....
You can even peruse, or email, any file on unzip stdout without making a copy.
You need a script to identify one of more directories or files to be archived, to build your zip line. If there is a mistake, the files should still be in the zip. Just make sure that you zip all files relative to a common parent directory. Often it is best to use a relative path from there, so the unzip can be alid down anywhere as files and subtrees of that $PWD.
Well, I meant never allow a delete without a backup, perhaps swithcing to a special archive for virtual deletes, so they can be ignored in searches. Production data loss is a big sin.
The usual style of tar is not not have absolute paths. You can cd to the target dir and "tar cvf tarfie *" or use an option to achieve the same relative path effect.
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