Output of my terminal:
linuxx86:110$ rm -rf *
rm: cannot remove `dttscopeger.dir/.nfs00000000012821280000ec25': Device or resource busy
rm: cannot remove `dttscopeger.dir/.nfs00000000015561050000ec26': Device or resource busy
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I have a couple of files which follow this syntax:
*_yyyy-mm-dd_hhhmmm.*
Example:
*_2010-01-01_00h10m.*
*_2010-01-01_01h10m.*
*_2010-01-01_02h10m.*
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and delete the others. or maybe move them to a subdirectory to be safe...
I'd like to remove all directories of a certain depth that don't contain .txt or .log files -- is this possible? So far I have: find ~ -mindepth 3 -maxdepth 4 -type d -exec rm -r '{}' ; Is it possible to add in "only if the directory doesn't contain .txt and/or .log files"? Or do I have to start learning perl to do that?
For example:
dir 1:
hello.txt
runme.sh
dir 2:
runme.sh
oct12.log
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me with proper syntax / command to remove temporary files in linux
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setup:
Dell Demension 4400
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz, 1 cores
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i tried to run lame install. on debian lenny amd64.
sudo sh /home/levi/Desktop/lame-3.98.4/install.sh
it returned errors, and i gave up on that. but it has placed a bunch of files and directories in my home folder(not in Desktop)which are owned by root. how may i delete them?
folders are
ACM
debian
Dll
doc
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mv: cannot move ..... to ... No such file or directory. which i at least FEEL is certainly not the case.
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Can't delete files from external hard disk.
Getting message,"Input output error or unreadable/corrupted file"
Is there any way to delete this?
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I wanted to install adobe reader on my ubuntu 10.10(Maverick Meerkat).I have downloaded the file and copied it on my desktop.I had then browsed to the desktop directory through command line terminal.
I had tried all the possible combinations of the commands but still i get a "file or directory does not exist error"
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roger@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo ./AdbeRdr9.4-1_i486linux_enu.bin
sudo: unable to execute ./AdbeRdr9.4-1_i486linux_enu.bin: No such file or directory
I tried without the sudo and this is what i get
roger@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ chmod a+x AdbeRdr9.4-1_i486linux_enu.bin
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bash: ./AdbeRdr9.4-1_i486linux_enu.bin: No such file or directory
The file is present in the desktop.
P.S: Cannot install .bin package on Ubuntu
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