delete-files-matching-a-pattern-using-find.md

aliases	category	classification	date	date_modified	draft	id	image	links	local_archive_links	pinned	print	series	tags	title	type
delete-files-matching-a-pattern-using-find	cli	public	2019-01-28 01:43:00 -0800	2019-01-28 01:43:00 -0800	false	20190128094300				false	false		find delete file directory pattern	Delete files matching a pattern using find	tech-note

Delete all files that match a specific pattern. This is just find with -delete appended, so be careful!

Get your pattern working and returning the results you want before you use -delete.

# Files & directories:
$ find <path-to-search> -name '<pattern>' #-delete

# Files only:
$ find <path-to-search> -type f -name '<pattern>' #-delete

# Directories only:
$ find <path-to-search> -type d -name '<pattern>' #-delete