Deleting files particular type of file using rm?

vxc69 · 05-10-2007, 04:40 PM

Hello,

Let's say I have 3 .sh files in a dir and a whole lot of files that are named like this:
index.html.1
index.html.2
index.html.3 ... and so on. How would I delete all of the html files? rm *.html won't work because of the number at the end. I know I could just move the 3 shell scripts out of there and delete the rest but I'm curious if there is another way without moving files. Anyone know?

Thanks,
vxc

p.s: If you think I can't do this with a single command and a shell script might work, I'll move this thread to the programming forum.

Gillingham · 05-10-2007, 04:46 PM

try:

Code:

rm *html*

This should do the trick provided the string "html" does not appear in any of the names of the files you don't want removed.

vxc69 · 05-10-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gillingham

try:

Code:

rm *html*

This should do the trick provided the string "html" does not appear in any of the names of the files you don't want removed.

Yup, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!

Junior Hacker · 05-11-2007, 09:47 PM

OR

Code:

rm index*

Providing the word "index" is not the 'first' word of any file,s name you do not want removed. If so, you can lengthen it to:

Code:

rm index.html*