#!/bin/bash # $1 is an optional argument specifying the location of the repositories directory. # Defaults to /home/git/repositories if not provided home_dir="/home/git/repositories" src=${1:-"$home_dir"} echo "Danger!!! Data Loss" while true; do read -p "Do you wish to delete all directories from $home_dir/ (y/n) ?: " yn case $yn in [Yy]* ) sh -c "find $home_dir/. -maxdepth 1 -not -name '.' | xargs rm -rf"; break;; [Nn]* ) exit;; * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";; esac done