deleting the contents of a folder srm

Hamo · 10-07-2012, 02:21 AM

Is there a way to delete the contents of a folder but not the folder itself when using srm?

DeltaMac · 10-07-2012, 06:31 AM

I'm not quite understanding your challenge!

Is this a folder that you can't create again, once removed?
Or, are you asking about removing files completely from a hierarchy of folders, leaving only the empty folders still in place?

Hamo · 10-07-2012, 06:41 AM

What I want to do is delete all files that are inside of a specified folder.
So if we have 'Example Folder" I want to delete everything inside of it, but leave the actual folder remaining.
I think I have achieved this with:

Code:

srm path/to/Example\ Folder/*

10-07-2012, 02:21 AM	#1
Hamo Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 203	deleting the contents of a folder srm Is there a way to delete the contents of a folder but not the folder itself when using srm?

10-07-2012, 06:41 AM	#3
Hamo Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 203	What I want to do is delete all files that are inside of a specified folder. So if we have 'Example Folder" I want to delete everything inside of it, but leave the actual folder remaining. I think I have achieved this with: Code: srm path/to/Example\ Folder/*

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10-07-2012, 06:31 AM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,960	I'm not quite understanding your challenge! Is this a folder that you can't create again, once removed? Or, are you asking about removing files completely from a hierarchy of folders, leaving only the empty folders still in place?