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# 1  
Old 07-07-2005
Deleting files with zero length using ls command
Hi,
How can I use ls command to Delete all files with zero length in a given path using ls command (I guess awk is required!)?

Thanks.
# 2  
Old 07-07-2005
hi,

try this,

ls -l | awk ' { if ($5 == 0) print "rm -f "$9 }' | sh
# 3  
Old 07-07-2005
works very well but why do you use the "| sh" at the end?

Thanks much.
# 4  
Old 07-07-2005
Code:
find -maxdepth 1 -type f -size 0 -exec rm -f {} \;

# 5  
Old 07-07-2005
Code:
find -maxdepth 1 -type f -size 0 | xargs rm -f

The xargs will cause all the filenames to be sent as arguments to the 'rm -f' commands. This will save processes that are forked everytime '-exec rm -f' is run.
# 6  
Old 07-07-2005
to be robust:
Code:
find -maxdepth 1 -type f -size 0 -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f

# 7  
Old 07-10-2005
Thanks guys.
 
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