Remove files from a folder with a name reference file

removeFilesWithNamesInAFolder

#!/bin/bash

# Usage: ./remove_files.sh /path/to/folder /path/to/input_file.txt

# Get the directory and input file from the arguments
TARGET_DIR="$1"
INPUT_FILE="$2"

# Check if the directory exists
if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
  echo "Error: Directory $TARGET_DIR does not exist."
  exit 1
fi

# Check if the input file exists
if [ ! -f "$INPUT_FILE" ]; then
  echo "Error: Input file $INPUT_FILE does not exist."
  exit 1
fi

# Read the input file line by line
while IFS= read -r filename; do
  # Construct the full path to the file
  file_path="$TARGET_DIR/$filename"

  # Check if the file exists
  if [ -f "$file_path" ]; then
    # Delete the file
    rm "$file_path"
    echo "Deleted: $file_path"
  else
    echo "File not found: $file_path"
  fi
done < "$INPUT_FILE"

echo "Done!"