quick Linux question...

[Atheus]

How can I repeat a command through all subdirectories of the current working directory? Like if I want to remove all .txt files from the directory I would do 'rm *.txt', but how could I repeat this for all subdirectories?

 

[Platypus]

Use the recursive -R flag.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Use the recursive -R flag.

Unfortunately not.

'rm -R *txt' does not work, it's the first thing I tried. I believe that flag is for removing _all_ content from all subdirectories.

 

[iroast]

Use find with the -exec option


Edit
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find /targetdir -name "*.txt* -exec rm '{}'

 

[Atheus]

Figured it out:

find . -name "*.txt" -exec rm {} \;

Thanks anyway guys.

 

[Platypus]

find . -name "*.txt" -exec rm {} \;

 

[Platypus]

damn, after I set up a test and read a man page for you 😛

 

[Atheus]

LOL, much appreciated anyway man 🙂