support/truncate_repositories.sh
#!/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