On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:32:23AM +0100, Paul Slootman wrote: > I'd do: > > rm -r */tree/path/to/evil/data > > or, if that gives "argument list too long": > > echo */tree/path/to/evil/data | xargs rm -r
Paul is correct, though I would write that in a script file in your home directory and execute it with "sh ~/scriptfile", for extra safety, after scrutinizing it 3 or 4 times. An extra space in there could ruin your whole day ... Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice (503)-520-1993 KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list [email protected] http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
