[K12OSN] Another Script Challenge

[Michael Wescott]

cwagnon at redbugmail.k12.ar.us asked:
> what's the best way to script deleting a .recycle folder from every
> users home directory? (/home/username/.recycle)

If I was doing it by hand:

	cd /home; rm -rf */.recycle

or if the number of users is large:

	cd /home; for i in *; do rm -rf $i/.recycle; done

or if they're not all in /home:

	awk -F: '$3 >= 500 {print $6}' < /etc/passwd | while read homedir
	do
		rm -rf $homedir/.recycle
	done

where the 500 is lowest uid given to ordinary users.
-- 
	Mike Wescott
	Wescott_Mike at EMC.COM