Delete Lists of Files after grep in Linux

**Anilrgowda** · 29-Nov-2007, 02:26 AM

Linux Environment.

I have a command that lists all files containing the text '***SPAM***', take the list, and delete All of them.

this command lists all files containing text 'some text'.. but I'm not sure if it applies for '***SPAM***'
grep -lir "some text" *

**Anilrgowda** · 29-Nov-2007, 02:26 AM

fgrep -lir '***SPAM***' * | xargs rm
or
rm `fgrep -lir '***SPAM***' *`

29-Nov-2007, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Delete Lists of Files after grep in Linux Linux Environment. I have a command that lists all files containing the text '*SPAM', take the list, and delete All of them. this command lists all files containing text 'some text'.. but I'm not sure if it applies for 'SPAM' grep -lir "some text" ------------------

29-Nov-2007, 02:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: Delete Lists of Files after grep in Linux fgrep -lir '*SPAM' \| xargs rm or rm `fgrep -lir '*SPAM' ` ------------------

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