So I've been searching through this forum for a few hours here trying to find an answer to this, it appears to be ridiculously simple to me. Yet for some reason I cannot get it to work.
Goal:
1 button which does the following: Search(find) a folder+subfolders based on a name, and delete them.
Current Code:
Find NAME refa IN {s!} SHOWRESULTS=tab QUIET
Select all
Delete
Issue/Problem:
Find execute correctly, while showing the result "refa" in the new tab, it does NOT select them, or delete them.
In fact, it appears as the command line only executes the first FIND row, and ignores the rest of the commands.
Questions:
Is there a limitations on the Find tool?
Is there anyone who can guide me how to do this?
You can do this much more simply by creating a Filter which matches things called refa and then using the Delete command with that filter.
To do this interactively, turn on Settings -> Delete Filter, then select the folder you want to delete inside of and click the normal Delete button. You will be prompted to define the filter used when recursing into the selected directory.
Note: The filter you define is only applied within the selected directories (and subdirectories, and so on). It is not applied to files which are selected in the current directory. Any such files will be deleted whether they match the filter or not.
If you want to make a button which you can use to do this again in the future then you can do that as well. First create a saved filter which matches what you want to delete. (You can either use Preferences - Folders - Filters, or use the Find panel to create the filter. The Find and Delete functions can use the same filters.) After doing that, create a button which runs Delete FILTER="My Filter Name" or similar.
Of course, whatever you do, it's a good idea to test your your filter and/or button on some dummy test directories to make sure they only delete what you intended to delete.