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When I revert in Mercurial, it leaves several .orig files. I would like to be able to run a command to remove all of them.
I have found some sources that say to run:
rm **/*.orig
But that gives me the message:
rm: cannot remove `*/.orig': No such file or directory
I have also tried:
rm -rv *.origrm -R *.orig
uninstall delete
asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
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When I revert in Mercurial, it leaves several .orig files. I would like to be able to run a command to remove all of them.
I have found some sources that say to run:
rm **/*.orig
But that gives me the message:
rm: cannot remove `*/.orig': No such file or directory
I have also tried:
rm -rv *.origrm -R *.orig
uninstall delete
asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
JD IsaacksJD Isaacks
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Take a look at superuser.com/a/699287/92334
– Lu55
Oct 22 '18 at 21:07
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When I revert in Mercurial, it leaves several .orig files. I would like to be able to run a command to remove all of them.
I have found some sources that say to run:
rm **/*.orig
But that gives me the message:
rm: cannot remove `*/.orig': No such file or directory
I have also tried:
rm -rv *.origrm -R *.orig
uninstall delete
asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
JD IsaacksJD Isaacks
1,8179 gold badges23 silver badges27 bronze badges
When I revert in Mercurial, it leaves several .orig files. I would like to be able to run a command to remove all of them.
I have found some sources that say to run:
rm **/*.orig
But that gives me the message:
rm: cannot remove `*/.orig': No such file or directory
I have also tried:
rm -rv *.origrm -R *.orig
uninstall delete
uninstall delete
asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
JD IsaacksJD Isaacks
1,8179 gold badges23 silver badges27 bronze badges
asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
JD IsaacksJD Isaacks
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asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
JD IsaacksJD Isaacks
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asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
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asked May 18 '11 at 19:04
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Take a look at superuser.com/a/699287/92334
– Lu55
Oct 22 '18 at 21:07
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Take a look at superuser.com/a/699287/92334
– Lu55
Oct 22 '18 at 21:07
Take a look at superuser.com/a/699287/92334
– Lu55
Oct 22 '18 at 21:07
Take a look at superuser.com/a/699287/92334
– Lu55
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Use the find command (with care!)
find . -name '*.orig' #-delete
I've commented out the delete command but once you're happy with what it's matching, just remove the # from the line and it should delete all those files.
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
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Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the-maxdepthor-mindeptharguments.
– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
Definitely leave the-deleteat the end of the flags.find . -delete -name '*.orig'will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.
– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem withgit clean -fdx
– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its-regexor-iregexpredicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.
– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
|
show 4 more comments
"find" has some very advanced techniques to search through all or current directories and rm files.
find ./ -name ".orig" -exec rm -rf ;
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
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What's the benefit over using-delete?
– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses-rf, andfindhas-ok.
– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
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I have removed all files that starts with .nfs000000000 like this
rm .nfs000000000*
answered May 29 at 12:41
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Use the find command (with care!)
find . -name '*.orig' #-delete
I've commented out the delete command but once you're happy with what it's matching, just remove the # from the line and it should delete all those files.
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
232k95 gold badges589 silver badges781 bronze badges
Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the-maxdepthor-mindeptharguments.
– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
Definitely leave the-deleteat the end of the flags.find . -delete -name '*.orig'will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.
– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem withgit clean -fdx
– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its-regexor-iregexpredicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.
– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
|
show 4 more comments
Use the find command (with care!)
find . -name '*.orig' #-delete
I've commented out the delete command but once you're happy with what it's matching, just remove the # from the line and it should delete all those files.
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
232k95 gold badges589 silver badges781 bronze badges
Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the-maxdepthor-mindeptharguments.
– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
Definitely leave the-deleteat the end of the flags.find . -delete -name '*.orig'will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.
– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem withgit clean -fdx
– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its-regexor-iregexpredicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.
– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
|
show 4 more comments
Use the find command (with care!)
find . -name '*.orig' #-delete
I've commented out the delete command but once you're happy with what it's matching, just remove the # from the line and it should delete all those files.
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
232k95 gold badges589 silver badges781 bronze badges
Use the find command (with care!)
find . -name '*.orig' #-delete
I've commented out the delete command but once you're happy with what it's matching, just remove the # from the line and it should delete all those files.
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
232k95 gold badges589 silver badges781 bronze badges
answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
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answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
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answered May 18 '11 at 19:08
Oli♦Oli
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Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the-maxdepthor-mindeptharguments.
– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
Definitely leave the-deleteat the end of the flags.find . -delete -name '*.orig'will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.
– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem withgit clean -fdx
– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its-regexor-iregexpredicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.
– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
|
show 4 more comments
Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the-maxdepthor-mindeptharguments.
– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
Definitely leave the-deleteat the end of the flags.find . -delete -name '*.orig'will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.
– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem withgit clean -fdx
– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its-regexor-iregexpredicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.
– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
Does that work recursively?
– Frank Barcenas
May 25 '13 at 22:15
2
2
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the
-maxdepth or -mindepth arguments.– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
@FrankBarcenas Yeah - find does everything recursively. If you want to limit how that works, you can play with the
-maxdepth or -mindepth arguments.– Oli♦
May 26 '13 at 9:37
6
6
Definitely leave the
-delete at the end of the flags. find . -delete -name '*.orig' will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
Definitely leave the
-delete at the end of the flags. find . -delete -name '*.orig' will ignore the filter and clobber your whole directory.– Michael
Nov 18 '15 at 17:02
1
1
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem with
git clean -fdx– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
@Michael, yes. I already solved the problem with
git clean -fdx– kyb
Aug 10 '18 at 19:56
1
1
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its
-regex or -iregex predicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
@kamal I'd probably still use find but with its
-regex or -iregex predicates. Parsing filenames (when you're piping them around) can be hard to do safely sometimes.– Oli♦
Dec 17 '18 at 14:29
|
show 4 more comments
"find" has some very advanced techniques to search through all or current directories and rm files.
find ./ -name ".orig" -exec rm -rf ;
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
3
What's the benefit over using-delete?
– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses-rf, andfindhas-ok.
– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
|
show 1 more comment
"find" has some very advanced techniques to search through all or current directories and rm files.
find ./ -name ".orig" -exec rm -rf ;
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
3
What's the benefit over using-delete?
– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses-rf, andfindhas-ok.
– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
|
show 1 more comment
"find" has some very advanced techniques to search through all or current directories and rm files.
find ./ -name ".orig" -exec rm -rf ;
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
"find" has some very advanced techniques to search through all or current directories and rm files.
find ./ -name ".orig" -exec rm -rf ;
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
answered Dec 7 '15 at 21:50
user2038042user2038042
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
611 silver badge3 bronze badges
3
What's the benefit over using-delete?
– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses-rf, andfindhas-ok.
– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
|
show 1 more comment
3
What's the benefit over using-delete?
– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses-rf, andfindhas-ok.
– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
3
3
What's the benefit over using
-delete?– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
What's the benefit over using
-delete?– muru
Dec 7 '15 at 22:25
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@muru I suppose you'd get a prompt for each file if you remove -rf.
– Peter
Jul 12 '16 at 21:06
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses
-rf, and find has -ok.– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@Peter not necessarily. Even then, so? The answer uses
-rf, and find has -ok.– muru
Jul 12 '16 at 21:10
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@muru it looks like -delete does not remove folders
– Andrii Karaivanskyi
Jul 31 '18 at 22:06
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
@AndriiKaraivanskyi unless the deletion failed, it does.
– muru
Jul 31 '18 at 22:07
|
show 1 more comment
I have removed all files that starts with .nfs000000000 like this
rm .nfs000000000*
answered May 29 at 12:41
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I have removed all files that starts with .nfs000000000 like this
rm .nfs000000000*
answered May 29 at 12:41
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I have removed all files that starts with .nfs000000000 like this
rm .nfs000000000*
answered May 29 at 12:41
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I have removed all files that starts with .nfs000000000 like this
rm .nfs000000000*
answered May 29 at 12:41
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answered May 29 at 12:41
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