Remove ALL files from specific Directory

bianchi · 11-23-2005, 05:13 AM

How can I Remove ALL files in a specific Directory ?

grazie,
Bianchi

fouldsy · 11-23-2005, 05:39 AM

Code:

rm /path/to/directory/*.*

will remove all files, whilst leaving any sub-directories alone. If you wanted to remove the whole directory + sub directories, "rm -rf /path/to/directory/" would do it.

raseel · 11-23-2005, 05:40 AM

Do you mean other than by doing :
$ rm -rf <dir-path>/*

bianchi · 11-23-2005, 05:40 AM

I mean in 'c' + wxwidgets

bianchi · 11-23-2005, 07:16 AM

Found myself :
wxString f = wxFindFirstFile("/home/project/*.*");
while ( !f.empty() )
{
wxRemoveFile ( f );
f = wxFindNextFile();
}

bigearsbilly · 11-23-2005, 08:30 AM

rm *.* will not work.
that's DOS speak. It will only remove files with a dot in them.

bianchi · 11-23-2005, 08:47 AM

Thats ok with me , the files have suffix

schneidz · 11-23-2005, 02:07 PM

that brings up a moral issue.

i consider it good practice to put an extension in all my files. eventhough it isn't a standard (moreover an m$ windoze standard).

also filenames without spaces, punctuation .except for dot., capitals, '_'s... makes my life easier

what is proper file naming convention

fouldsy · 11-23-2005, 02:27 PM

Quote:

rm *.* will not work.
that's DOS speak. It will only remove files with a dot in them.

Struggling from too much beer last night, too little sleep, and too many OS' at work in my defence

But, depending on what you were removing, it will still work, obviously providing they had an extension...

bianchi · 11-23-2005, 11:27 PM

All of my files which I need to remove are
DOS named , so they contain "." .
so this solution is good for my case ,
if anyone else dont have the same problem , please
change it , so it will suite well.