Linux: Multi delete files by extension

Linux command to delete all files of a specific extension from current and all child folders

find . -type f -name '*.<EXTENSION>' -delete

• find - linux command to search for files in a directory hierarchy
• . - for current directory
• -type f - search for files
• -name - name pattern to find files
• -delete - Operation for selected files

for example,

find . -type f -name '*.srt' -delete

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