topic Re: Removing Input redirected files in Operating System - HP-UX

Removing Input redirected files

Sanjay Verma — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 02:55:24 GMT

Hi Friends,
I've approx. 10 files listed in a ascii file - 'JNK'. Using the rm command, I would like to delete only the files listed in my file 'JNK'. Can you let me know how this can be accomplished?

Re: Removing Input redirected files

V.Tamilvanan — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 02:57:28 GMT

Hi,

#for i in `cat JNK`
do
rm $i
done

HTH

Re: Removing Input redirected files

Patrick Wallek — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 03:01:53 GMT

Another, very similar, way would be

# for i in $(cat JNK)
do
echo "Removing file $i"
rm -i $i
done

The 'rm -i' will ask you if you are sure you want to remove the file. If you don't want to be prompted, make the rm statement read 'rm $i'.

Re: Removing Input redirected files

Sanjay Verma — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 03:23:23 GMT

Hi Tamil,
When I execute your statement, it says - rm: cat non-existent.

Patricks statement works fine without any error mesg. Any suggestions?

Re: Removing Input redirected files

John Dvorchak — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 03:24:00 GMT

Ok how about on one line?

for i in `cat JNK`;do rm $i;done

And if you want to see the files:

for i in `cat JNK`;do echo $i;rm $i;done

Re: Removing Input redirected files

John Dvorchak — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 03:25:38 GMT

One more thing to clarify what I added the little ticks around the `cat JNK` are the back ticks below the tilde ~ character.

Re: Removing Input redirected files

Sanjay Verma — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 03:28:55 GMT

Thanks for the clarification John. Cheers.