Remove directories recursively with same name

cboyd · 12-22-2004, 03:00 PM

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.

david_ross · 12-22-2004, 03:04 PM

Probably the easiest is to use:
find ./ -type d -name "CVS" -exec rm -rf {} \;

UltimaGuy · 12-22-2004, 03:43 PM

Well... this should work..

$ rm -rf CVS

Tinkster · 12-22-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UltimaGuy
Well... this should work..

$ rm -rf CVS

That won't traverse all subdirectories ...

Cheers,
Tink

cboyd · 12-22-2004, 04:22 PM

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?

allelopath · 01-14-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david_ross

find ./ -type d -name "CVS" -exec rm -rf {} \;

thanks, just the thing i need (2 years later)