Help writing a rm script
 

I was wondering how I would write a script which would remove all my temporary internet files in in my temporary internet files folder

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
is where they are loacted

I tried writing it but cant seem to stop getting error messages]
I am a complete :newbie: to Linux, I tried:

obviously it didnt work

any suggestions

Also I am currently using Cygwin for windows and using the emacs editor
any other suggestions or what am I doing wrong???

Can't you just do
btw /cygdrive/c is where cygwin mounts C drive by default, besides is there a need to use cygwin? a simple dos batch file can do the job.

I'm not using cygwin so this may not be of any use -

You probably have to escape the spaces in the directory names lik

c:\Documents\ and\ Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary\ Internet\ Files

why not just do

cd c:\Documents\ and\ Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary\ Internet\ Files\
echo $PWD

to see if it's getting to the right directory, then change it to

rm -rf c:\Documents\ and\ Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary\ Internet\ Files\*

if it is

Edit: great minds think alike :)

yeah its part of my class at school to write scripts, I thought this would be a rather easy one but info like that Demonbane such as where cyg mounts the C drive is new to me. Plus I,m a complete Newb just started learning linux

Well Neither one worked, it couldnt change the directory to that, and Demon, it just ran the dropped to me the next prompt and didnt delete the files.:(

Make sure you create a /cygdrive directory, its isnt created by default for some reason, though the mount points are.
and its not suppose to give any output unless you add a "-v" switch.
If you want to use a for loop you need a wildcard
though its kinda pointless

where do I add a -v switch we have never learned those,
also this may seem like a stupid question but do I need to make the folder like others

ie : right clicking make new folder and nameing it cygdrive??

rm -rvf <blah blah>


get in Cygwin bash prompt
you c drive should automatically pop up in there as a directory called 'c'

For some readon it isnt working, let me put my code in here so you can take a look.


I dont see whats missing

I tried it with and with out a \ after internet

since I am guessing the / is separating the directories and the \ is the for the literal character of a space between the words :)

BTW the cmd mkdir made a cygdrive folder under my main cygwin drive

/C:/cygwin/cygdrive

thats what it was supposed to do correct?
should I put the script in the cygdrive folder? then cd cygdrive and run it?

btw "zechs" is my username on my windows box, change it to yours
where the script is doesnt matter since you're using absolute path

Therefore I change zechs to Owner which appears in the upper left corner of my windows box.

After doing so same promblem, no output =P

do I need a : after c

was I correct in placing a \ after internet?
or should I have left it

internet files

instead of

Interent\ Files

yes you need the backspace, if you're doing it inside Cygwin bash
cd into
/cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/Owner/Local\ Settings/Temporary\ Internet\ Files/
do "rm -rvi *'

and see what happens

Nevermind, disregard that owner comment, what do you mean windows box, windows is just a bunch of damn boxes, where can I find my name, such as you described.
I truly appreciate the patientence and help.

OK I see what that did duh, it then prompts me to delete the file and there is a ton!!!
Is there a way I can make it auto delete all of these, and yes it was Owner (hits himself cause its 5 in the morning)

would this script work
Insted of prompting me how can i just make it delete all the files automatically?

yea just change

rm -rvi *

to

rm -rvf *