linux script help

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  • Yes that command will do the trick, you might want to run some if statements too to check if the file/folder exists and if true then delete it.


    rm -rf "/absolute/path/to/folder"

    • Official Post

    I have not tested this but will try to help.


    Create a file named remove.sh and paste the line below inside it.

    Bash
    #!/bin/sh
    rm -rf /path/to/foldername


    FTP this file to /var/script and give attributes 644.


    Now setup a cron, Start the crontab editor from a terminal window with this command.


    Code
    crontab -e


    Add the line below to the config.


    Code
    */10 * * * * /var/script/remove.sh


    This should remove the folder in question every 10 minutes.


    Let us know if it works.

    • Official Post


    Make the file executable ( attributes 755 ) and it should be fine.

  • thanks Underworld & master G. will try tomorrow don't need this really as a cron as it will be an uninstall file on image. just playing about with an image at the moment. don't know nothing about coding but tying what i can. even edited a skin to how i wanted it took about a day but got there.

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