[lug] Removing hidden directory recursively

[Paul Nowosielski]

Thank You!

-- 
Paul Nowosielski

On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 14:58, Hugh Brown wrote:
> Also cd to the parent dir of the web directory before executing it (the .
> in find .)
> 
> Hugh
> 
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Hugh Brown wrote:
> 
> >
> > find . -type d -name .svn -exec echo {} \;
> >
> > to make sure you aren't getting something you didn't intend and then
> >
> > find . -type d -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} \;
> >
> > depending on how many there are you can also use:
> >
> > find . -type d -name .svn -print0 |xargs -0 rm -rf
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Paul Nowosielski wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to remove 1000's of .svn files from a web directory.
> > > Can any one give me a tip on how to do this with a one line command?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul Nowosielski
> > >
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