[SOLVED] Secure remove (srm) every log file excluding a certain directory, xargs problem...

archh · 09-30-2014, 08:04 AM

In the /var/log/ directory, i'm trying to do this command:

find ./ | grep -vi "installer" | xargs rm

with secure remove, srm:

find ./ | grep -vi "installer" | xargs 'srm -d -f -ll -r -v -z -'

I want to secure delete every file EXCEPT the ./installer
directory and the files inside it.

Can xargs do this ?

archh · 09-30-2014, 09:05 AM

Ok, google finally helped me:

shopt -s extglob
srm -d -f -ll -r -v -z !(*installer*)
shopt -u extglob

or just erasing the *.1, *.gz files:
srm -d -f -ll -r -v -z *.1
srm -d -f -ll -r -v -z *.gz

Anyway