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#305957 16-Jun-2023 16:24

According to this article

article

this line in terminal

will clear all ".htaccess" files from the server.

What if I only want to clear them from one folder?

the allgood.nz folder

What would I enter in the terminal window?

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#3090810 16-Jun-2023 16:46

You should just be able to do "cd allgood.nz" then the "find" command... but I'd like someone else to double-check that before you try it :)

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#3090812 16-Jun-2023 16:48

The first argument to find is the directory to search in. In the provided example, the dot means the current directory. So to delete from just one directory, you'd replace the dot with the directory path:

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -rf {} \;

But I'd recommend changing the rm command to rm -i (it'll ask for confirmation or each file, which is less risky, as there's no undo or Recycle Bin):

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

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#3090813 16-Jun-2023 16:50

@freitasm Looks like this post's messed up the page formatting.

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#3090815 16-Jun-2023 16:52

Aaron2222:

@freitasm Looks like this post's messed up the page formatting.

Apologies if I messed something up

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#3090818 16-Jun-2023 16:59

Aaron2222:

The first argument to find is the directory to search in. In the provided example, the dot means the current directory. So to delete from just one directory, you'd replace the dot with the directory path:

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -rf {} \;

But I'd recommend changing the rm command to rm -i (it'll ask for confirmation or each file, which is less risky, as there's no undo or Recycle Bin):

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

Geez thanks mate!

I thought I would do something like suggested cd allgood.nz so I could see I was in the correct directory

If i use "find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;" It will show me the first file i am deleting? if by somehow I am in the wrong place I can then stop and go back, having lost just one file Is that about it?

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#3090853 16-Jun-2023 20:33

gnfb:

Geez thanks mate!

I thought I would do something like suggested cd allgood.nz so I could see I was in the correct directory

If i use "find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;" It will show me the first file i am deleting? if by somehow I am in the wrong place I can then stop and go back, having lost just one file Is that about it?

With the -i option, rm will ask for confirmation on every file before you delete it. If it's not too many files, then you can just look at each one just to be sure, then confirm it. The other option is to run find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec echo rm {} \; to have it print out the commands it's going to run, then run it again without the echo to actually do the deletion. This is mostly just to be completely sure you're doing the right thing, especially as you can't go back afterwards (except restoring from backups).

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#3090883 16-Jun-2023 23:22

Since you want confirmation, without any potential damage, first you can change the rm to an echo command:

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec echo {} \;

That'll display the files it finds for you so you can confirm your "find" part is correct first.

Once you're happy just swap echo for rm and away you go.

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#3090943 17-Jun-2023 12:21

nzkc:

Since you want confirmation, without any potential damage, first you can change the rm to an echo command:

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec echo {} \;

That'll display the files it finds for you so you can confirm your "find" part is correct first.

Once you're happy just swap echo for rm and away you go.

Thanks again for help However this really is above my "pay grade"

I tried the code

find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

but it didn't seem to remove all the .htaccess files I must have been doing wrong.

Anyway, I do appreciate the comments but the whole hosting site has been malwared Hostgator solution is approx $30000 USD to "clean it up" and provide security.

Fortunately, none of it is mission-critical, just me playing around in my retirement.

I may just wipe it all and reinstall just a few.

The comment from Hostgator " That may not help as the malware will now know the domain names" (hmmm not sure I believe that comment)

So Such is life Thanks for your help one and all.

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#3093119 21-Jun-2023 17:04

Aaron2222:

gnfb:

Geez thanks mate!

I thought I would do something like suggested cd allgood.nz so I could see I was in the correct directory

If i use "find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;" It will show me the first file i am deleting? if by somehow I am in the wrong place I can then stop and go back, having lost just one file Is that about it?

With the -i option, rm will ask for confirmation on every file before you delete it. If it's not too many files, then you can just look at each one just to be sure, then confirm it. The other option is to run find /home2/ode42532/allgood.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec echo rm {} \; to have it print out the commands it's going to run, then run it again without the echo to actually do the deletion. This is mostly just to be completely sure you're doing the right thing, especially as you can't go back afterwards (except restoring from backups).

Sorry to bother you I may be doing something wrong

I just ran find /home2/ode42532/bidnow.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

on terminal and holding the enter key down it went through each file on the install in that directory BUT did not delete or remove the file?

what am I doing incorrect?

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#3093138 21-Jun-2023 18:14

gnfb:

Sorry to bother you I may be doing something wrong

I just ran find /home2/ode42532/bidnow.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

on terminal and holding the enter key down it went through each file on the install in that directory BUT did not delete or remove the file?

what am I doing incorrect?

G

Probably need to see some output. Suspect its permissions. Easiest way to test that is to manually cd into one of the directories with the .htaccess file and just run: rm -i .htaccess

Then you'll see if:

a) its deleted or not

b) whether any errors (likely permission errors) are being thrown

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#3093149 21-Jun-2023 19:20

gnfb:

Sorry to bother you I may be doing something wrong

I just ran find /home2/ode42532/bidnow.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

on terminal and holding the enter key down it went through each file on the install in that directory BUT did not delete or remove the file?

what am I doing incorrect?

G

With rm -i, you have to press y for each file.

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#3093368 22-Jun-2023 11:07

Aaron2222:

gnfb:

Sorry to bother you I may be doing something wrong

I just ran find /home2/ode42532/bidnow.nz -name ".htaccess" -exec rm -i {} \;

on terminal and holding the enter key down it went through each file on the install in that directory BUT did not delete or remove the file?

what am I doing incorrect?

G

With rm -i, you have to press y for each file.

Ok thanks

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