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What I failed to emphasize is that find has a slew of other
exclusionary rules that allow you to select a particular file.
You need not use a regular expression in the -name <RE> option.
You can base the selection on date, size, owner, etc., or various
combinations.  Use any method that ultimately selects just that one file
and then add the -exec rm {} \;  and the job is done.

Find is one of my favorite UNIX commands.  It is very powerful and
flexible, but as always, requires some effort to master.

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	David A. De Graaf    DATIX, Inc.    Hendersonville, NC
	dad at datix.2y.net    (828) 696-8646;  fax (828) 694-1037


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