Re: rm - Arguments too long
From: Clifton Liles (u01115@trip.net)
Date: 04/22/03
- Next message: Jens.Toerring@physik.fu-berlin.de: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- Previous message: Rich Teer: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- In reply to: cljlk: "rm - Arguments too long"
- Next in thread: Jens.Toerring@physik.fu-berlin.de: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
From: Clifton Liles <u01115@trip.net> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:33:18 -0500
On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:32:37 -0400, cljlk <cljlk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I use rm -r directory, it hang for 3 days, it still could not
> delete the directory. Thus I cd directory and rm *, I got
> "Arguments too long". How do I delete files? A
> can I have other alternation option to remove the directory?
> Thanks
>
>
Hi
Try xargs for the "Arguments too long". See man xargs.
-- mailto: u01115@trip.net Clifton R. Liles "Software to the Stars" lilescr@acm.org Pearland, TX 77581 c.r.liles@ieee.org u01115@trip.net - Speaking for myself! Standard disclaimer applies. - This address may *not* be used for unsolicited mailings. Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
- Next message: Jens.Toerring@physik.fu-berlin.de: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- Previous message: Rich Teer: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- In reply to: cljlk: "rm - Arguments too long"
- Next in thread: Jens.Toerring@physik.fu-berlin.de: "Re: rm - Arguments too long"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Relevant Pages
|
