ls -1 cz* > /tmp/1.1 vi /tmp/1.1 :1,$ s/^/rm -f / ZZ /tmp/1.1 joe
Philip Douglass wrote: >I'm not sure xargs will work -- it seems to me that since xargs is >typically invoked as: 'ls cz* | xargs rm', Nuno is likely to get the same >arg list too long error. I think the best way to delete the files would >be: 'find . -name cz\* -exec rm -f {} \;' > >-- Philip > >----- Original Message ----- >To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:43 AM > > >Use the "xargs" command. >Read about it in the man pages. >Or use "find", but that is more complex. > >Cheers >Nuno Souto >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- > >>OS: SOlaris 2.8 >>DB: 8i >> >>In the clean up process of the following files, I am >>trying to list out the files that start with cz. >> >> cz-session-returnui177_11Jan02_0959AM_33509.txt >> cz-session-Applet178_11Jan02_0959AM_34108.txt >> cz-session-returnui175_11Jan02_0959AM_20504.txt >> cz-session-DHTML176_11Jan02_0959AM_22335.txt >> cz-session-returnui179_11Jan02_1000AM_34566.txt >> cz-session-Applet180_11Jan02_1000AM_34818.txt >> cz-session-BatchSingle181_11Jan02_1001AM_07757.txt >> cz-session-BatchSingle182_11Jan02_1001AM_11687.txt >> cz-session-BatchSingle183_11Jan02_1001AM_14010.txt >> cz-session-BatchSingle184_11Jan02_1001AM_17708.txt >> cz-session-BatchSingle185_11Jan02_1001AM_20029.txt >> >>but when I issue ls -ltr cz* , I am getting arg list >>too long error. I 70,000-80,000 files that needs to be >>removed from the directory. >> >>I cant list them using ls -ltr *session* as this >>string may change. I have to identify the files that >>srart with cz only. >> >>can somebody through somelight on this. >> > > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Nuno Souto > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Joe Testa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).