I am using rm within a BASH script to delete many files. Sometimes the files are not present, so it reports many errors. I do not need this message. I have searched the man page for a command to make rm quiet, but the only option I found is -f, which from the description, “ignore … Read more
In Linux, how do I remove folders with a certain name which are nested deep in a folder hierarchy? The following paths are under a folder and I would like to remove all folders named a. 1/2/3/a 1/2/3/b 10/20/30/a 10/20/30/b 100/200/300/a 100/200/300/b What Linux command should I use from the parent folder? 12 Answers 12
This question already has answers here: How to delete many 0 byte files in linux? (10 answers) Closed 5 years ago. The community reviewed whether to reopen this question 9 months ago and left it closed: Not suitable for this site We don’t allow questions about general computing hardware and software on Stack Overflow. You … Read more
Closed. This question does not meet Stack Overflow guidelines. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question From a terminal window: When I use the rm command it can only remove files. When I use the … Read more
