The find linux command cannot delete files - shell

Question

This is my shell command line:
find /home/ -depth -type f -iname "*php.jpg*" -o -iname "*php.gif*" -o -iname "*php.png*" -o -iname "*php.txt*" -o -iname "*html.jpg*" -o -iname "*html.gif*" -o -iname "*html.png*" -iname "*php3.jpg*" -delete
My permission is root.
When I run this command line withdown -delete, I receive a list of files. But I cannot delete files with this command.
Something wrong?

Answer 1

you can try this;
find /home/ -type f \( -iname "*php.jpg*" -o -iname "*php.gif*" -o -iname "*php.png*" -o -iname "*php.txt*" -o -iname "*html.jpg*" -o -iname "*html.gif*" -o -iname "*html.png*" -iname "*php3.jpg*" \) -delete
You need to surround the multiple -names with brackets as above;
"It is recommended that you enclose the file extensions in a bracket,
and also use the \ ( back slash) escape character as in the command."

Answer 2

The -delete action is available only in some find versions (eg GNU find). It was introduced by BSD OSs. From GNU findutils page:
The '-delete' action was introduced by the BSD family of operating systems.
You can use the more portable -exec action:
find /home/ -depth -type f \( -iname "*php.jpg*" -o -iname "*php.gif*" -o -iname "*php.png*" -o -iname "*php.txt*" -o -iname "*html.jpg*" -o -iname "*html.gif*" -o -iname "*html.png*" -iname "*php3.jpg*" \) -exec rm -f {} \;
Edit:
Note that to apply the -delete action on all -iname expressions, you must group them using escaped parenthesis:
find /home/ -depth -type f \( -iname "*php.jpg*" -o -iname "*php.gif*" -o -iname "*php.png*" -o -iname "*php.txt*" -o -iname "*html.jpg*" -o -iname "*html.gif*" -o -iname "*html.png*" -iname "*php3.jpg*" \) -delete

Answer 3

You can use:
find /home/ -depth -type f -iname "*php.jpg*" -o -iname "*php.gif*" -o -iname "*php.png*" -o -iname "*php.txt*" -o -iname "*html.jpg*" -o -iname "*html.gif*" -o -iname "*html.png*" -iname "*php3.jpg*" -exec rm -f {} \;