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edited Sep 1, 2015 at 12:01

I need to remove files and sub-directories in a particular folder but not that folder itself.

I am using below command:

find . -type d -depth -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \;

But it throws following error message:

rm: refusing to remove ‘.’ or ‘..’ directory: skipping ‘.’

What should be the correct command I avoid or handle this error message? Is it happening because of option "-depth" in my find command?

Linux version:
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server"
VERSION="7.1 (Maipo)"

Thanks!

I need to remove files and sub-directories in a particular folder but not that folder itself.

I am using below command:

find . -type d -depth -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \;

But it throws following error message:

rm: refusing to remove ‘.’ or ‘..’ directory: skipping ‘.’

What should be the correct command I avoid or handle this error message? Is it happening because of option "-depth" in my find command?

Linux version: NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" VERSION="7.1 (Maipo)"

Thanks!

I need to remove files and sub-directories in a particular folder but not that folder itself.

I am using below command:

find . -type d -depth -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \;

But it throws following error message:

rm: refusing to remove ‘.’ or ‘..’ directory: skipping ‘.’

What should be the correct command I avoid or handle this error message? Is it happening because of option "-depth" in my find command?

Linux version:
NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server"
VERSION="7.1 (Maipo)"

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asked Sep 1, 2015 at 11:55

Romove files and subdirectories

I need to remove files and sub-directories in a particular folder but not that folder itself.

I am using below command:

find . -type d -depth -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \;

But it throws following error message:

rm: refusing to remove ‘.’ or ‘..’ directory: skipping ‘.’

What should be the correct command I avoid or handle this error message? Is it happening because of option "-depth" in my find command?

Linux version: NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" VERSION="7.1 (Maipo)"

Thanks!

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