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Old 11-14-2005, 06:18 AM   #1
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delete file

I want a sinlge line command to delete all 0 byte files in current directory.
 
Old 11-14-2005, 06:44 AM   #2
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Code:
rm -i $(find * -prune -type f -size 0)
 
Old 11-14-2005, 07:33 AM   #3
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ll |awk '$5 ~ /^0$/ {print $9}' | xargs rm
 
Old 11-15-2005, 01:49 AM   #4
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Guys Thanks..it helped..
 
  


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