On Mon, 26 Jul 2010, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > I have a bunch of .au files I want to get rid but I don't want to hunt > them down in every darn sub directory. Suggestions? Move into the top directory of that set find . -name "*.au" > manifest.txt Scan manifest.txt with your favorite editor and look for stuff you wish to retain -- mv them into new name suffixes Repeat the first step and make sure are happy for all listed there to go away Run one more time then like this: find . -name "*.au" -a -exec rm {} \; All done -- Russ herrold --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss