Re: [K12OSN] OT Help with file deletion script

["Terrell Prudé Jr." <microman cmosnetworks com>]

Here's a modification that might make it actually run.  Std. "no guarantees" caveat applies.

#!/bin/sh
cd /home
for userdir in `ls -C1`
do
  echo Working on $userdir...
  cd $userdir
  for deleteme in `ls -C1 -a`
  do
    if [[ $deleteme != 'mail' ]] || [[ $deleteme != '.openwebmail' ]]
    then do
      echo Removing $deleteme...
      rm -ri $deleteme
    done
    else echo "Oops, encountered "$deleteme", not deleting!"
    fi
  done
done

--TP
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Huck wrote:

for $x in 'ls'
do
for $y in 'ls -a'
  if $y != 'mail' || '.openwebmail'
     do rm -rf $y


something like that?
of course that won't run..but it's the logical thinking behind it maybe?

--Huck

Jim Kronebusch wrote:

I need to purge files out of an old /home server that is only running email now.  I need
a script that will run through every user folder on /home and delete every file/folder
except a folder named "mail" and a folder named ".openwebmail".  I need those two
folders and their contents to remain untouched.  Can anyone help with this?

Of course I'll assume all caveats regarding testing first and not hold anyone
responsible for data loss :-)
Jim

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