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January 23, 2024 07:59
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Directory Cleanup Script
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| # EXAMPLE | |
| ''' | |
| rootDir = "F:" | |
| keepItems = ['some_file.txt', 'some_directory'] | |
| Will delete everything in 'F:' that isn't in 'keepItems' | |
| ''' | |
| import pathlib | |
| from pathlib import WindowsPath | |
| from typing import List | |
| rootDir: str = "<root dir>" | |
| rootPath: WindowsPath = pathlib.Path(rootDir) | |
| keepItems = [] | |
| deleteItems: List[str] = [] | |
| for item in rootPath.iterdir(): | |
| if item.name not in keepItems: | |
| deleteItems.append('\"{root}/{stem}\"'.format(root = rootDir, stem = str(item.name))) | |
| deleteItemsStr: str = ' '.join(deleteItems) | |
| deleteCmd = "rm -rf {}".format(deleteItemsStr) | |
| print(deleteCmd) |
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Assumes a bash terminal, tested with Git Bash on Windows 11