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Old 12-22-2004, 03:00 PM   #1
cboyd
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Remove directories recursively with same name


I know this should be a very simple thing to do, but I can't seem to figure out how to do this. I have a folder that contains the directory named CVS in it and in all of the subdirectories. I need to remove all of these directories. I tried rm -rf */CVS/* but this didn't work. I've tried other variations of the command with no luck. Could someone pls help?

Thanks.
 
Old 12-22-2004, 03:04 PM   #2
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Probably the easiest is to use:
find ./ -type d -name "CVS" -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
Old 12-22-2004, 03:43 PM   #3
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Well... this should work..

$ rm -rf CVS
 
Old 12-22-2004, 03:46 PM   #4
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Quote:
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Well... this should work..

$ rm -rf CVS
That won't traverse all subdirectories ...


Cheers,
Tink
 
Old 12-22-2004, 04:22 PM   #5
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Thanks david_ross!! The find command worked great. I would think this functionality would be included in the rm command. Anyone know if there is a way to do this with the rm command only?
 
Old 01-14-2007, 09:48 PM   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david_ross
find ./ -type d -name "CVS" -exec rm -rf {} \;
thanks, just the thing i need (2 years later)
 
  


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