Re: -R switch in rm command doesn't...

On 2006-02-25, Gordon wrote:
I am trying to remove files which all have the same part of a file name
that exist in sub-directories of sub-directories - the -R switch only
seems to go down one level not two or more. is that just a limitation of
the -R switch, or am I doing something wrong?

What is the exact command you use?
What is the structure (with names) of the hierarchy?

If you supply a pattern with the -R option, it will only look in
directories that match that mattern.

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