Linux command to find and delete certain files, but output the result or verbose mode?

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So I use these command on my storage server to clean up some junk, but it doesn't produce any output or result. I found the syntax online somewhere and just modified for which files I need it. What else do I need to add to see what is actually being deleted or total at the end? Ultimately this would be a script that will run automatically but for right now I'm running the commands manually. Thanks in advance!

find . -name .DS_Store -printf \"%p\"\ \  | xargs rm 
find . -name ._.DS_Store -printf \"%p\"\ \  | xargs rm 
find . -name Thumbs.db -printf \"%p\"\ \  | xargs rm
find . -name ._Thumbs.db -printf \"%p\"\ \  | xargs rm

Is anything wrong with just changing `rm` to `rm -v`? – MadHatter Feb 18 '13 at 16:36 — MadHatter, Feb 18 '13 at 16:36

score 18 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 18 '13 at 17:01

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find also has a -delete flag. And you could also combine everything into one command, possibly saving some time:

find . \( -name .DS_Store -or -name ._.DS_Store -or -name Thumbs.db -or -name ._Thumbs.db \) -print -delete

answered Feb 18 '13 at 17:01

Brian

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`find -print -delete` is really the best way to do it. – R. S. Feb 18 '13 at 17:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '13 at 16:41

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Just add the -v parameter to the rm command for verbose output, e.g.

find . -name .DS_Store -printf \"%p\"\ \  | xargs rm -v

answered Feb 18 '13 at 16:41

gareth_bowles

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 11 '21 at 10:45

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The print parameter can be used to show all matched files:

find . -print

answered Feb 11 '21 at 10:45

Bouke Versteegh

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Linux command to find and delete certain files, but output the result or verbose mode?

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