Easy Bash Script Question

skibud2 · 11-17-2004, 10:48 AM

I want to run:

rm *~ (I am trying to remove files like test.c~)

from a bash script. However, the script is not finding the files. I am assuming that the bash script interprets the wildcharacter * differently than the shell environment.

Thank you in advance for the help

-Mike

PS I did try to search for topics that cover this basic information but did not find anything useful. I am open to suggestions of websites to visit.

jailbait · 11-17-2004, 11:14 AM

"However, the script is not finding the files."

You may not be telling rm to look in the right directories. You might have to cd to the right directory before you issue rm. You may need the -R option on the rm command. See man rm.

If your search criteria is too complicated for a simple * you could some variation of this command:
find /home/user/* -iname "*.~" -exec rm {} \;
You can find an explanation of what this means here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=167901

-------------------------
Steve Stites