delete all files but not directories

[Stefan Farrelly]

How can I delete all files in a directory but not touch any subdirectories or any files in any subdirectories using the find command ?

[Frederic Sevestre]

Hi,

you can try :

#cd
# find . -type f -exec rm {} \;

It should work find.

Fr??d??ric

[Stefan Farrelly]

Hi Frederic,

thanks, but that command will go down and remove files in subdirectories also. I only want to touch the files in the dir im in.

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,
Why use find command ?.
#cd /test/dir
#rm *
rm: testsubdir directory
Now all the files are deleted except sub-directories.

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Stefan Farrelly]

Well now, the find command has tons of really useful options that rm doesnt!! like mtime, ctime, atime, size etc etc.

[Edward Sedgemore · Accepted solution]

To delete all files in a dir but DONT include subdirs;

find . \( -type d ! -name . -prune \) -o \( -type f -name "*" ! -name "." -print \) -exec rm {} \;

[Frederic Sevestre]

Hi,

Sorry I misunderstood your problem. Why not :

# rm *

Fr??d??ric

[Stefan Farrelly]

Thats what I wanted! Thanks Ed.