roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) (01/24/91)
I'm sure this is a trivial question, but a scientist here has a
PS/2 hooked up to some sort of lab instrument. The instrument control
program creates, for each run, a directory called <bunch of numbers>.smp
and puts 4 files in it. Naturally, after several hundred runs, his disk is
starting to get full and he wants to remove all of the old data. Also,
naturally, he asked me how to do it, but being basically a Unix type I
couldn't figure out what to do. Can somebody please tell me the DOS
equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"?
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"Arcane? Did you say arcane? It wouldn't be Unix if it wasn't arcane!"cie590l@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Hadgraft) (01/25/91)
In article <1991Jan24.155305.12156@phri.nyu.edu>, roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: > > I'm sure this is a trivial question, but a scientist here has a > PS/2 hooked up to some sort of lab instrument. The instrument control > program creates, for each run, a directory called <bunch of numbers>.smp > and puts 4 files in it. Naturally, after several hundred runs, his disk is > starting to get full and he wants to remove all of the old data. Also, > naturally, he asked me how to do it, but being basically a Unix type I > couldn't figure out what to do. Can somebody please tell me the DOS > equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? > -- This is trivial under Windows 3. Just select the directories and press DEL. Otherwise, use a version of RM for DOS! -- +--------------------------------------+ | Roger Hadgraft +----------------------------------+ | Senior Lecturer | hadgraft@civeng.monash.edu.au | | Dept of Civil Engineering | phone: +61 3 565 4983 | | Monash University | fax: +61 3 565 4944 or 3409 | | Clayton, Vic. 3168. Australia. +----------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------+
fisher@sc2a.unige.ch (01/25/91)
In article <1991Jan24.155305.12156@phri.nyu.edu>, roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: > Can somebody please tell me the DOS equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? It's "rm -r *.smp" ... after you've grabbed some version of "rm" for DOS at any well-stocked archive site. For example, at Simtel20 (26.2.0.74), you'll find: WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL PUBLIC DOMAIN LISTING NOTE: Type B is Binary; Type A is ASCII Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL> Filename Type Length Date Description ============================================== DDEL124.ARC B 14047 890720 DIRDEL v1.24 - deletes non-empty directories MDS_RM.ARC B 19120 881109 Unix-like 'rm' clone with C source PDEL33C.ARC B 54688 890813 File delete utility, extra features over DOS PURGTRE1.ARC B 12477 881011 Recursive delete of files in subdirectories RM11_YG.ARC B 5760 890716 Like Unix 'rm', delete files, recursive, safe RMX.ARC B 8670 880109 Unix-like 'rm' file delete program RM_HS.ARC B 15637 890313 File/directory deletion program with source ZAPDIR.ARC B 4212 880310 Delete an entire sub-dir structure ZDEL3001.ARC B 7161 871231 Selective delete utility So long, Markus Fischer, Dpt. of Anthropology, Geneva CH
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (01/25/91)
In article <1991Jan24.155305.12156@phri.nyu.edu> roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: : >couldn't figure out what to do. Can somebody please tell me the DOS >equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? : Have you taken a look at /pc/ts/tsfaq16.arc? ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
timm@runx.oz.au (Tim Menzies) (01/29/91)
In article <1991Jan24.155305.12156@phri.nyu.edu> roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: > > I'm sure this is a trivial question, but a scientist here has a >PS/2 hooked up to some sort of lab instrument. The instrument control >program creates, for each run, a directory called <bunch of numbers>.smp >and puts 4 files in it. Naturally, after several hundred runs, his disk is >starting to get full and he wants to remove all of the old data. Also, >naturally, he asked me how to do it, but being basically a Unix type I >couldn't figure out what to do. Can somebody please tell me the DOS >equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? No. This i not a trivial question. There ain't one. Look for tools that support it. E.g. Xtree. Note: there is a rm -r function in the MKS toolkit. If you a re a unix hacker forced into the DOS world, get MKS. It has many of the standard UNIX utilities ported to DOS including sed, vi, sh, and... rm. _--_|\ Tim Menzies (timm@runxtsa.oz) "REWARD OFFERED for information / \ HiSoft Expert Systems Group, leading to the return of one \_.--._/ 2-6 Orion Rd, Lane Cove, NSW, 2066 island state called 'Tasmania'. 61 2 9297729(voice),61 2 4280200(fax)
itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) (01/29/91)
roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: >Can somebody please tell me the DOS >equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? There are two off-the-shelf options: MKS Toolkit includes "rm"; XTREE lets you set a FILESPEC so that you could set the spec to *.smp, tag everything that matches and then delete everything you've tagged. Bet there are MORE ways, too! -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : Steven List @ Transact Software, Inc. :^>~ : : Chairman, Unify User Group of Northern California : : {apple,coherent,limbo,mips,pyramid,ubvax}!itkin@guinan.Transact.COM :
kevinc@cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) (02/01/91)
roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: >Can somebody please tell me the DOS >equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? Another option is Magellan! With it you could do this in at least three ways but the easiest would be to put it into "tree" mode and select all the directories (Alt-D) and then either delete them or unselect the directories you don't want deleted and then delete (F3). Bang! Done! Kevin -- Kevin "auric" Crocker Athabasca University UUCP: ...!{alberta,ncc}!atha!kevinc Inet: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA
rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (RICK CARLE) (02/05/91)
In article <1991Jan24.155305.12156@phri.nyu.edu>, roy@alanine.phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: > ...Can somebody please tell me the DOS > equivelant of Unix's "rm -r *.smp"? I've got a little "rm" that does that. It's "rm" vers. 1.1, 4/24/89, by Yossi Gill. Freeware, I believe. I think I got it last year from comp.binaries.ibm.pc. Since I'm not sure, I won't post it, but I will try to mail it to you (zipped & uuencoded). (It works great!) Rick Carle