LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/ex57.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# badname.sh
# Delete filenames in current directory containing bad characters.
for filename in *
do
badname=`echo "$filename" | sed -n /[\+\{\;\"\\\=\?~\(\)\<\>\&\*\|\$]/p`
# badname=`echo "$filename" | sed -n '/[+{;"\=?~()<>&*|$]/p'` also works.
# Deletes files containing these nasties: + { ; " \ = ? ~ ( ) < > & * | $
#
rm $badname 2>/dev/null
# ^^^^^^^^^^^ Error messages deep-sixed.
done
# Now, take care of files containing all manner of whitespace.
find . -name "* *" -exec rm -f {} \;
# The path name of the file that _find_ finds replaces the "{}".
# The '\' ensures that the ';' is interpreted literally, as end of command.
exit 0
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Commands below this line will not execute because of _exit_ command.
# An alternative to the above script:
find . -name '*[+{;"\\=?~()<>&*|$ ]*' -maxdepth 0 \
-exec rm -f '{}' \;
# The "-maxdepth 0" option ensures that _find_ will not search
#+ subdirectories below $PWD.
# (Thanks, S.C.)