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