this is my command:
rm -f /home/var/www/web/oldfiles/dynami*
please help me.
-bash: /bin/rm: argument list too long
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hi, why am i getting this error when i try to remove some old files i dont need anymore?
this is my command:
please help me.
this is my command:
please help me.
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:: 1 :: Reply #87875 Reply By wallpaperama On Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:10 pm
you need to cd to /home/var/www/web/oldfiles/
send the command again like this:
rm -f dynami*
try it
send the command again like this:
rm -f dynami*
try it
:: 2 :: Reply #88129 Reply By carl On Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:07 pm
i still am getting:
-bash: /bin/rm: argument list too long
when i send this command
-bash: /bin/rm: argument list too long
when i send this command
:: 3 :: Reply #88130 Reply By wallpaperama On Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:09 pm
i think rm has a limit, so you will have to do a work-around
you can do is use find and pipe it so each file found, remove once by one.
like this:
commmand:
change to the directory where all your files are located:
now find and remove each file with the wild card
hope that helps
you can do is use find and pipe it so each file found, remove once by one.
like this:
commmand:
change to the directory where all your files are located:
cd /home/var/www/web/oldfiles/
now find and remove each file with the wild card
find . -name 'wallpapers_*' | xargs rm
hope that helps
:: 4 :: Reply #88131 Reply By carl On Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:11 pm
oh wow, that worked, thanks so much, ive been trying to get this fix. i started to delete one by one, but there were like 2000 files in there. you saved me so much time
:)
:)
:: 5 :: Reply #91167 Reply By Prakash On Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:47 am
dear
i also got this error while deleting certain files.
to overcome this just use the command like this
echo /home/var/www/web/oldfiles/dynami* | xargs /bin/rm -f
enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i also got this error while deleting certain files.
to overcome this just use the command like this
echo /home/var/www/web/oldfiles/dynami* | xargs /bin/rm -f
enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!