Delete 1000 various files from a folder in 1 go

[Sponge Bob]

Hello,

Does anyone have a method to delete a given 1000 file names, from a specific folder at one go?

is it possible via SSH or even if a script that can do that.

Please share.

Thanks

Sponge Bob Reviewed by Sponge Bob on 7th Jul 2011. Delete 1000 various files from a folder in 1 go Hello, Does anyone have a method to delete a given 1000 file names, from a specific folder at one go? is it possible via SSH or even if a script that can do that. Please share. Thanks Rating: 5

[soft2050]

Why not just delete the whole folder through ftp ?

[xTreme]

^ folder may contain other files which he dont want to delete

[Sponge Bob]

yep the folder has over 10,000

i need to delete 1000 specified ones

[Lock Down]

Window or linux? How do you determine which files or are they always the same name?

[l0calh0st]

Please explain it a bit more, I didn't got it

[Rew]

For listing that need files
find /your/folder/location -name '*.html' -exec ls -l {} \;


For removing that files
find /your/folder/location -name '*.html' -exec rm -f {} \;


First list them see if you are getting correct ones then delete them with second command, there are other lots of ways like

List file names
grep -rl "match" /folder/location
Delete them
grep -rl "match" /folder/location | xargs rm



Hope it helps

[ty180sx]

you can use shell script to rm the files if you have the list of filenames with you

[Sponge Bob]

Hey its on cPanel.

I do have a list of files with me that i want removed, please give me the exact code.

Thanks

[sat_cse28]

how the filename starts like is it have common name start?