Delete folder with specific condition

Question

I need a script to delete a folder, only if the folder does not contain media files with extension avi or mp4.

What type of script do you want to write? AppleScript, Automator workflow, or shell script? — Graham Miln, Mar 05 '14 at 08:20
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about shell scripting and not specific to Apple software or hardware. This question would be better answered on superuser or another Stack Exchange site. — Graham Miln, Mar 05 '14 at 12:01
I'd say its fine here whatever script is called for. Our users might be more likely to answer with other options but we'd only migrate if the op asked. — bmike, Mar 05 '14 at 12:30

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '14 at 09:14

If all folders to be removed are directly under the containing folder and all mp4 and avi files are directly under the kept folders:

for d in */;do ls "$d"|grep -Eq '.*\.(mp4|avi)$'||echo rm -r "$d";done

If the mp4 and avi files can be in subfolders of the kept folders:

for d in */;do [[ $(find "$d" -iname \*.mp4 -o -iname \*.avi) ]]||echo rm -r "$d";done

If the folders to be removed can be in subfolders of the containing folder:

find . -type d|while read d;do ls "$d"|grep -Eq '.*\.(mp4|avi)$'||echo rm -r "$d";done

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