obsergiu · April 1, 2019 15:31
diff --git a/clean_list.sh b/clean_list.sh
 #!/usr/bin/env bash

 # Old approach - working but
 # the bash approach offers
 # greater mobility
 #GLOBIGNORE=$(paste -s -d : ./config/ignore.list)
 #rm -Rf -- {*,.*}


 # new line is mandatory as allows
 # to skip substrings
 newline='
 '

 # load the project default files
 ignore_list="$newline$(cat ./config/ignore.list)$newline"

 # the ignore.list file would have the files one on a line, eg:
 # file1.ext
 # dir1
 # file2.ext
 # ...

 # echoes the files/directory on first level
 # without going recursively
 # and removes them
 for x in * .[!.]* ..?*; do
  case "$x" in *"$newline"*) continue;; esac   # sanity check: if the file name contains a newline, leave it alone
  case "$ignore_list" in
    *"$newline$x$newline"*) echo "Skipping $x";;
    *)  echo "Delete: $x" && rm -rf -- "$x";
  esac
 done
	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	# Old approach - working but
	# the bash approach offers
	# greater mobility
	#GLOBIGNORE=$(paste -s -d : ./config/ignore.list)
	#rm -Rf -- {,.}


	# new line is mandatory as allows
	# to skip substrings
	newline='
	'

	# load the project default files
	ignore_list="$newline$(cat ./config/ignore.list)$newline"

	# the ignore.list file would have the files one on a line, eg:
	# file1.ext
	# dir1
	# file2.ext
	# ...

	# echoes the files/directory on first level
	# without going recursively
	# and removes them
	for x in * .[!.]* ..?*; do
	case "$x" in "$newline") continue;; esac # sanity check: if the file name contains a newline, leave it alone
	case "$ignore_list" in
	"$newline$x$newline") echo "Skipping $x";;
	*) echo "Delete: $x" && rm -rf -- "$x";
	esac
	done