[Q] Delete file get "parameter too long"

From: bbb bb (mccux1_at_HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: 04/27/04

  • Next message: Harvey, Bruce T.: "Re: [Q] Delete file get "parameter too long"" 
    Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:28:43 +0000
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    We have AIX 4.3.3 on RS6000. I tried to delte files and get "parameter too
    long". I need change to that directory to delete it.
    Does anyone know why and how to fix it?

    The procedures I do:

    $ rm /user1/dir1/*
    ksh: /usr/bin/rm: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long.
    $ ls -al /user1/dir1/*|wc -l
    ksh: /usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long.
           0
    $ cd /user1/dir1
    $ ls -lt|wc -l
        1042
    $ rm *
    $ ls -al
    total 232
    drwxrwxrwx 2 informix sys 22016 Apr 27 07:00 .
    drwxrwsrwx 16 informix sys 90624 Apr 27 06:01 ..

    Thanks.

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