On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 07:27:56AM -0600, Derek Ragona wrote: > You can loop through them using a shell script: > for i in `ls -lt | awk '{if ($8 == 2006) print $9}'`;do rm $i;done
This is the safest way to rm or rm -i each file ($i); the ls -ls | [awkstuff] spits out the entire list in one chunk. But since packages from 2006 were OLD, I just /bin/rm'd them wholesale. Thanks, gary > > -Derek > > > At 06:35 PM 3/5/2007, Gary Kline wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > Having found $9 , how do I /bin/rm it (using system()--yes??) > > in an awk one-liner? > > > > I'm trying to remove from packages from long ago and find and > > print them with > > > > ls -lt | awk '{if ($8 == 2006) print $9}'; > > > > but what I want to remove the file pointed at by $9. I've tried > > FILE=ARGV[9]; and using FILE within my system() call, but no-joy. > > What's the magic here? > > > > thanks in advance, > > > > gary > > > > > > > >-- > > Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public Service Unix > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public Service Unix _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"