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#1

first time caller, long time listener.

I have a simple SIMPLE applescript request/question.

I need to execute these commands:

sudo find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.srr" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".nzb” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.jpg" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".txt” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.url" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".html” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.par2" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".sub” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.idx" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".exe” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.xpi" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".nfo” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.zip" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".srt” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “.sfv" -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name ".png” -delete
find /Volumes/E/movies -name “*.URL” -delete

Just a simple script to cleanse my media library of unwanted files. I’ve tried the “do script” command yet it pulls it up at the " in “*.srr” claiming it expected end of line. I also realise that i’ll need to enter my password each time i run the executable file, no biggie. If I could get this to do a progress bar or dots, even the better. You’re help is appreciated and the Chocie frogs are on me.

#2

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#3

Hello.

The choco frogs has probably melted by now, but what the heck. :slight_smile:

do shell script " find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.srr\" -delete " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.nzb\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.jpg\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.txt\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.url\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.html\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.par2\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.sub\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.idx\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.exe\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.xpi\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.nfo\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.zip\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.srt\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.sfv\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.png\" -delete  " & linefeed & "
   find  /Volumes/E/movies -name \"*.URL\" -delete" with administrator privileges

You have probably sorted this out as well.

#4

Can’t you use an regex instead of name so you won’t have to use find so much but only 1 command?

edit: an example would be nice of course:

do shell script "find -E /Volumes/E/Movies -regex '.*\\.(srr|nzb|jpg|txt|url|html|par2|sub|idx|exe|xpi|nfo|zip|srt|sfv|png|URL)$' -delete"
#5

That looks better! :slight_smile: