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I want to delete all index.php files, in all directories and sub-directories file that had this specific expression on it's code

if ( !class_exists( 'WPPluginsOptions' ) )

can we do this in ssh using Linux command or whatever

sabdel sabdel
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  • Does this answer your question? [Delete a list of files with find and grep](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20858524/delete-a-list-of-files-with-find-and-grep) – bassxzero Jan 22 '21 at 01:37
  • no sir because I want to look inside the code of the index.php file – sabdel sabdel Jan 22 '21 at 01:39

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  1. Find all files named index.php using the linux find command.
  2. Search in the files for the string if ( !class_exists( 'WPPluginsOptions' ) ) using the linux grep command with the -l flag. (Only output files that match what you are looking for )
  3. Use the linux xargs command to send the list of files from the grep command to the linux rm command.

All together.

find -L /var/www -iname "index.php" -exec egrep -l 'if \( !class_exists\( '"'"'WPPluginsOptions'"'"' \) \)' {} \+ | xargs rm -f

Be careful with this command because it doesn't ask you before deleting files. You should test it in a safe place before running it in production.

bassxzero
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