Bash, delete

[prismctg]

How to remove all content from "example" folder , but i dont want to remove the "example" folder

[click4851]

couldn't you use some wild cards to indicate all files and then provide the location of the folder? (just have to be careful with wildcards)

Something like this...

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1373668.htm

[nothingspecial]

rm -r example_folder/*

Patterns (http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/Patterns)

[prismctg]

Thanx all of you guys :)

[v8YKxgHe]

rm -r example_folder/*

Patterns (http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/Patterns)

Be careful when using this, as it doesn't do exactly what you may want it to do. For example, in Bash the wildcard glob "*" does not match dot-files by default, and you need to enable the "dotglob" option.

The following will suffice:


shopt -s dotglob
rm -r example_folder/*

[prismctg]

Be careful when using this, as it doesn't do exactly what you may want it to do. For example, in Bash the wildcard glob "*" does not match dot-files by default, and you need to enable the "dotglob" option.

The following will suffice:


shopt -s dotglob
rm -r example_folder/* thank you AlexC