{"id":5651,"date":"2023-02-16T13:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5651"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:42:47","slug":"linux-unix-bash-find-and-delete-all-hidden-files-directories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/linux-unix-bash-find-and-delete-all-hidden-files-directories\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux \/ UNIX: Bash Find And Delete All Hidden Files Directories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To find and delete all hidden files and directories in a directory using Bash on Linux or UNIX, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-go\">find \/path\/to\/directory -name <span class=\"hljs-string\">'.*'<\/span> -<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">type<\/span> f -<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">delete<\/span> -o -<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">type<\/span> d -empty -<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">delete<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what this command does:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>find<\/code> is a command for searching for files and directories.<\/li>\n<li><code>\/path\/to\/directory<\/code> is the directory you want to search.<\/li>\n<li><code>-name '.*'<\/code> specifies that you want to search for files and directories that have names starting with a dot, which is the convention for hiding files on Linux and UNIX systems.<\/li>\n<li><code>-type f -delete<\/code> specifies that you want to delete all files that match the search criteria.<\/li>\n<li><code>-o<\/code> specifies an alternative action if the previous action fails.<\/li>\n<li><code>-type d -empty -delete<\/code> specifies that you want to delete all directories that match the search criteria, and are empty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This command will recursively search the specified directory and delete all hidden files and directories. 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