Killing off duplicate files
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Sorry not a Windows user for 20+ years ls is the Linux/Mac command looks like you need dir
dir *.* will list all the files in the directory dir *.jpg will list all jpg files, as said I'm not a Window users but you should be able to build a dir command which will list all the files you want then use the same command but replace the dir with a del.
So potentially you may need something like dir *.*"("2")" if that brings up the files you want to delete then use del *.*"("2")"
figbat
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Do you need all the "s? Wouldn't a search on just "(2)" do it?I just tested it and you are right, but I tested it again with "("2")" and it worked!
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No it's not the 2 it doesn't understand it's the ( & ) so you have to "(" & ")" in linux you would do \(2\) to make it look at them
figbat
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But if you put the whole lot in "" then it will simply search for that string - it will "understand" the 2 either way.
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You may well be correct as said I've not used Windows this century just trying to be helpful, I know Unix wouldn't like it.
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swee'pea99
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You star!I just tested it and you are right, but I tested it again with "("2")" and it worked!
Thanks everyone. Yet another CC triumph!
classic33
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And the (3)'s, how many?
You'd have had fun going through that lot and deleting one by one. All 1,671 of them.
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swee'pea99
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A handful - 30 or 40. But yes - saved me a bit of the ol' RSI there!
