I need a batch file that will recursively remove all directories with a certain filename. This is what I have so far and its not working.
FOR /D /r %%G IN ("*.svn") DO DEL %%G
Thanks!
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A:
Wow I recently just did something exactly like this:
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FOR /F %%C IN ('dir *.svn /s /b') DO DEL %%~C\*.*
FOR /D %%C IN ('dir *.svn /s /b') DO RMDIR %%~C
You probalby need to pass some parameters to del to allow it to delete without asking yes/no
Alternatively just do svn export to checkout code from the repository without those pesky .svn directories.
Byron Whitlock
2010-07-27 22:20:47
this is not working. The folders im trying to delete are named .svn and are hidden.
Jordan
2010-07-27 22:24:47
Well you could just do `svn export`. That will export your repository without all the .svn directories.
Byron Whitlock
2010-07-27 22:37:48
no that's not an option for me
Jordan
2010-07-27 22:56:30
You pretty much got it. Just needed a few tweaks and like you said del needed some params to allow delete. Here's the final command.FOR /F %%C IN ('dir *.svn /s /b /a:d') DO RMDIR %%C /s /q
Jordan
2010-07-27 23:33:20
A:
If you are able to work with Powershell you can use this snippet:
get-childitem . -include .svn -force -recurse | foreach ($_) {remove-item -force $_.fullname}
It's taken from here. Actually if you can use Powershell just forget DOS :)
By the way the dir command has a /s to act recursively (like -r/-R for unix like shells)
Jack
2010-07-27 22:22:47