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Created January 18, 2018 19:03
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Delete all files containing a string (for files with very long lines)
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delete-files-containing-string.sh
#!/bin/bash
SEARCH_PATH="."
MAX_CHARS_PER_FILENAME=50
grep -r "string" $SEARCH_PATH | cut -c 1-$MAX_CHARS_PER_FILENAME | cut -d ':' -f 1 | xargs rm
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