From: Tim Pease <tim.pease@...>
Date: 2007-04-03T03:09:21+09:00
Subject: Re: folder delete script

On 4/2/07, Gus Hoppes <gushoppes@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. I am a rubyn00b. I need help. I'm trying to write a script that will
> delete specific sub folders in a particular folder. I would like to delete
> all folders that begin with lets say the letter "T" that are two weeks old.
> It would probably work like the deltree command in dos (deltree T*.* /s).
> How would I write that in ruby? Is it also possible to use wildcards in
> ruby? If so how? Any help would be greatly appreciated. TY!
>

The Dir.glob command will help you find folders that start with a
particular letter.  The File.stat command will help you determine the
creation / modification times of those folders and whether or not they
are folders at all.

The documentation for these items can be found on the Ruby-doc website.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/

Have fun learning Ruby!  Ruby has taught me more about programming
than any other language out there. The community is simply wonderful,
too.

Blessings,
TwP