[ale] Recursive script help

[Geoffrey]

Armsby John-G16665 wrote:
> If you want a command, would not:
> 
> rm -Rf *.extension 

I don't believe.  this will remove *.extension and if *.extension is a 
directory, everything under it.

> 
> be adequate assuming you are in the correct directory when you run it?
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Hirsch [mailto:mdhirsch at mail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:23 AM
> To: Gary MacKay
> Cc: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Recursive script help
> 
> 
> Gary MacKay writes:
>  > Is there a command that will delete all files, such as *.xyz or
>  > whatever,  in the current directory and all subdirectories below it?
>  > 
>  > I can make a script with a "for" loop to get the current and one layer
>  > down, but how do I keep going to _all_ subdirs of subdirs of...? Is
>  > there a single command or is a script required?
> 
> find is your friend.  Something like this should work:
> 
> find . -name \*.xyz -exec rm \{\} \;
> 
> --Michael
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