On 03/07/2003 @ 10:10, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > At 09:52 AM 3/7/2003 +0530, Arvind wrote: > >i have 19201 files in my directory. > > > >each time i issue the command, i am getting an error. > > > ># rm -rf * > >bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > > > > > >can anybody tell me why this is happening ? > > * as a wildcard gets expanded to a list of files in that directory. > > use find to list the files and pass it an xargs of rm
In light of the many redundant replies (such as the one above), I'd like to point out a related excerpt from RFC 1855 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html): "In general, it's a good idea to at least check all your mail subjects before responding to a message." This is just a suggestion, but I think we could significantly reduce unnecessary list traffic by checking if a question has already been answered before replying with the same solution. Understandably some mail servers will be lagged to the extent of making this issue unavoidable, but it would be nice to make an effort nonetheless. What do you all think? Regards, -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://people.brandeis.edu/~sahil ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
