shell script: delete all directories named directory.# except directory.N

brian0918 · 07-13-2005, 05:38 PM

What would be the easiest way in a script that can run in bash (and preferably ksh and csh too) to delete all directories named asdf.# (where # is 1, 2...10...100...1000), except for asdf.N where N is some number?

For example, if i have directories asdf.1 asdf.2 asdf.3, and i want to delete all but asdf.2

Thanks.

Tinkster · 07-13-2005, 06:18 PM

find -type d -a \( -iregex ".*/asdf\..*" -a ! -iregex ".*/asdf\.2" \) -exec rm -rf {} \;

brian0918 · 07-13-2005, 06:32 PM

This works properly, but gives me these "errors":

find: ./asdf.1: No such file or directory
find: ./asdf.3: No such file or directory

Is there a way to supress this, or another way to do it that doesn't report any "errors" ?

Tinkster · 07-13-2005, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster
find -type d -a \( -iregex ".*/asdf\..*" -a ! -iregex ".*/asdf\.2" \) -exec rm -rf {} \; 2>/dev/null

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