[X-Unix] Trying to get rid of unwanted files

[Larry Helms]

No... Executing rm * only removes the files.  If you were to use rm -rf *
... THAT would remove the directory as well.


> From: Mark Gibson <gibsonm at bigpond.net.au>
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:26:01 +1000
> To: Mac OS X Unix <X-Unix at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Cc: Larry Helms <lhelms at sonic.net>
> Subject: Re: [X-Unix] Trying to get rid of unwanted files
> 
> At 07:17 -0700 13/5/04, Larry Helms wrote:
>> [cron schedule date/time stuff] cd /var/spool/cups; rm *; {other commands
>> you want to perform}
>> 
>>>  From: Mark Gibson <gibsonm at bigpond.net.au>
>>>  Reply-To: "Mac OS X Unix" <X-Unix at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>  Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:09:24 +1000
>>>  To: "Mac OS X Unix" <X-Unix at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>  Subject: [X-Unix] Trying to get rid of unwanted files
>>> 
>>>  Hi,
>>> 
>>>  I'm one of many suffering from OS 10.3.3's print server bloat problem
>>>  (the /var/spool/cups/tmp directory files with 1000's of files and the
>>>  print service chokes and fails).
>>> 
>>>  I've written a cron task to clean out the /tmp folder but I'm trying
>>>  to find a suitable Unix command to clean out the /cups folder,
>>>  leaving the /tmp folder behind.
>>> 
>>>  I want to end up with two tasks, one that cleans /tmp (deletes the
>>>  contents) and one that removes everything from /cups except the /tmp
>>>  directory.
>>> 
>>>  Can anyone point this GUI user in the right direction (please keep
>>> it simple)?
>>>  --
>>>  Regards,
>>> 
>>>  Mark (}-:
>>> 
>>>  AIM / iChat: gibsonm1
>>> 
>>>  "I'd rather have a frontal lobotomy than Windoze in front of me..."
>>> -- Brian J. Lowry
> 
> Yes,
> 
> But wont that remove /tmp as well?
> 
> /tmp is in /cups (i.e. /var/spool/cups/tmp). I need something that
> removes the files but leaves the structure intact.
> 
> Happy to be corrected BTW.
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark (}-:
> 
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