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How can I remove all backup files, i.e files ending with ~, recursively in a particular folder in Ubuntu?
A script in any programming language would do.
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Type the rm command, a space, and then the name of the file you want to delete. If the file is not in the current working directory, provide a path to the file's location. You can pass more than one filename to rm . Doing so deletes all of the specified files.
To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm -r command.
For one, you could use a simple find command:
find . -type f -name '*~' -delete
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