OT - removing 25000 files !! - solved

it worked
did not have time to read the man pages... what does -n 20 imply ?

Thanks

Rahul

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> From: Jaap Reijm[SMTP:jaap.reijm_at_alh.nl]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 6:15 PM
> To: Rahul
> Cc: oracledba_at_lazydba.com
> Subject: Re: OT - removing 25000 files !!
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>
> Hi Rahul,
>
> You can use xargs to achieve this:
>
> ls | xargs -n 20 rm
>
> or to filter on some filenames:
>
> ls | grep '^abc' | xargs -n 20 rm
>
> hth,
> Jaap
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>
>
>
> Rahul <rahul_at_ratelindo.co.id> on 09/20/2000 12:06:41 PM
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> Subject: OT - removing 25000 files !!
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>
>
> List, how can i remove 25,000 files from a unix directory ??
> if i try rm -f * it returns
> "ksh: /usr/bin/rm: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long"
>
> if i give wild card it would take too long....
> it's not a separate file system so i cannot unmount and remove the FS.
>
>
> TIA
>
> rahul
>
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Received on Wed Sep 20 2000 - 06:28:50 CDT