In response to Ensel Sharon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I want to delete some remote files with a wildcard, running 'rm' over ssh. > > The obvious syntax doesn't work at all - it doesn't even make an ssh > connection - I think it is interpreting the wildcard locally: > > # ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm -rf /some/testdir/* > ssh: No match. > > Then, these combinations of single and double quotes: > > ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'rm -rf /some/testdir/*' > > ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm -rf '/some/testdir/*' > > ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'rm -rf "/some/testdir/*"' > > All connect over ssh, and produce no errors, but the remote files are > still there - nothing was deleted. > > So what is the _right_ way to do this ?
Most of those should work. What are the names of the files you are trying to delete? By default, * does not match filenames beginning with a '.'. The best command line would be: ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'rm -rf /some/testdir/*' which will cause the local machine to send the command without expanding the * first. The * should then be expanded on the remote system. Try: ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'echo /some/testdir/*' to see if it's doing what you expect. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
