use LINUX find commands to delete files in directory

[GUGLHUPF]

I am trying to find a one line command with linux find to delete all files in a directory.

I know the directories are called "logs" but the filenames in them vary widely.

I tried a lot of approaches centered around

find `pwd` -name logs -type d -exec rm {}/* \;
[ this doesn't expand the star ]

find `pwd` -name logs -type d -exec ls {} \; | xargs rm
rm $(find `pwd` -name logs -type d -print)
[ this cannot find the files as the filenames are listed without the path - just filename ]

I appreciate if anyone knows the answer.
Ralf

[three18ti]

How about:

find -name 'logs' -type d | perl -ne 'print `rm -vrf $_`'

Works for me anyway.

(to be clear, the -n implies a while(<>){ } around your code, it is the same as writing

find -name 'logs' -type d | perl -e 'while(<>){print `rm -vrf $_`}'

[Mudgen]

I'm sure it can be done more elegantly, but

find `pwd` -name logs -type d|while
read dir
do
rm $dir/*
done

should work.

[three18ti]

I like my solution better.

[tdsan]

find $PWD -name logs -type d -exec ls {} \; | xargs rm -rf

[three18ti]

Given that parameter,

  find ./logs | perl -ne 'print `rm -vrf $_`'

or

  find ./logs | perl -ne  '`rm -rf $_`'

[three18ti]

Or, even better still:

  cd logs; \
  find | perl -ne '`rm -rf $_`'

[Mudgen]

I like my solution better.

So do I. Concurrent responses to a then six hour old question.

[three18ti]

I KNOW, it is sooooo LAME when someone responds to a QUESTION!?!?!?!?

Where in VA are you? I was born in Leesburg, VA. IDR the name of the hospital, I was very young.

[Mudgen]

I'm near Richmond. Leesburg is in the state of Northern Virginia.