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Old 03-22-2007
delete pattern files in sub directories

Hello friends,

I am compiling some set of SQL scripts in a set of sub directories demoed as below. After compiling log files are being created.
Each and every time after compiling time I had to go subdir by subdir to delete the log files. I am sure there should be simple way to look for all log files and delete them.

Could someone please provide the script/command to do so.

Thanks
-Durga

SQL Files
maindir/dir1/a.sql
maindir/dir1/b.sql
maindir/dir2/c.sql
maindir/dir2/dir3/d.sql
...
...
...

Log files
maindir/dir1/a.log
maindir/dir1/b.log
maindir/dir2/c.log
maindir/dir2/dir3/d.log
...
...
...
# 2  
Old 03-22-2007
Try this and if you get the log files that is to be deleted then use xargs rm
Code:
cd /maindir
find . -type f -name \*.log -print

Code:
find . -type f -name \*.txt -print | xargs rm

# 3  
Old 03-22-2007
Hi,

If you have teh sql file list in the file sqlfile.lst, the below one will execute each sql files adn remove the log files...

Quote:
while read line
do
{
sqlplus "$USERNAME/$PASSWORD" <$line
base=${line%%.sql}
rm -f $base".log"
}
done<sqlfile.list

Last edited by dennis.jacob; 03-22-2007 at 06:41 AM..
# 4  
Old 03-22-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by anbu23
Try this and if you get the log files that is to be deleted then use xargs rm
Code:
cd /maindir
find . -type f -name \*.log -print

Code:
find . -type f -name \*.txt -print | xargs rm


cd dir and find together in a single step

Code:
find /maindir -type f -name *.log -print

' \* ' is not needed Smilie

Last edited by matrixmadhan; 03-22-2007 at 06:51 AM..
# 5  
Old 03-22-2007
Thanks alot guys
 
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