RE: OT - removing 25000 files !!

Hi
no wildcard command will work cause the asterix is resolved by the executing shell (limit to a certain buffersize) so you have to use eg.:

find <name of dir> -exec rm -f {} \;

cheers alex

> How about:
>
> for file in *
> do
> /usr/bin/rm -f $file
> done
>
> >
> > 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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