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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose
names end with a "~" from your home directory and
subdirectories. Name this script "cleanup.sh"

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / cdude

#/bin/bash

rm `find . -name *~`

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / alok

find . -name *~ -exec rm -i {} \;

It will ask you before deletion of this file

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / sasmita

rm ' find /home -name "$~" -print' cleanup.sh

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / somnath

#!/bin/bash

find /home -name "*~" | xargs rm

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / stevemc

#!/bin/bash

cd ~

find . -name "*~" | xargs rm

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Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose names end with a "~" from your h..

Answer / kuldeep singh

#!/bin/sh

cd | ls -lR | grep "~$" | rm -f

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