remove directory except the directory get linked...

[h3nd]

Hi guys,

Here's my list file

lrwxrwxrwx    1 algoadm  mars_ftp       45 Jul 21 02:58 dynamic -> /riskdata/prod/wp_batch/dynamic.20060710
drwxr-xr-x   12 algoadm  mars_ftp     8192 Jul 10 02:58 dynamic.20060710
drwxr-xr-x   12 algoadm  mars_ftp     8192 Jul 11 10:52 dynamic.20060711
drwxr-xr-x   12 algoadm  mars_ftp     8192 Jul 12 02:58 dynamic.20060712.0258
drwxr-xr-x   12 algoadm  mars_ftp     8192 Jul 13 02:58 dynamic.20060713.0258

and I want to remove the whole dynamic* directory, except for the one that "get linked"

how do I do that?

Thanks guys...

 

[PHV]

for f in dynamic.*
do [ -d $f -a ! -h $f ] && rm -rf $f
done

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[h3nd]

Hi PHV,

Thanks for your reply.

But it doesn't work as I want.

That directory is gone but the just the symbolic link stays. I want both directory and symbolic link stay there.

Thanks.

 

[PHV]

Perhaps this ?
set -- $(ls -idL) dynamic
ino=$1
for f in dynamic.*
do set -- $(ls -idL) $f
[ $1 -ne $ino ] && rm -rf $f
done

Hope This Helps, PH.
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