RE: OT - removing 25000 files !!

From: Singh Gunmeet-G14987 <G.Singh_at_motorola.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:01:15 -0400
Message-Id: <10625.117438@fatcity.com>

try rm -rf DIRECTORY

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From: Ron Rogers [mailto:RROGERS_at_galottery.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 9:21 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: OT - removing 25000 files !!

How about a=20
for i in a-z loop=20
do rm -fr root\subroot\subsubroot\i
end loop
type of statement. You will have to clean it up for syntax.(it has been = a
while since I used unix)
ROR =AA=BF=AA
>>> rahul_at_ratelindo.co.id 09/20/00 08:05AM >>>
List, how can i remove 25,000 files from a unix directory ?? if i try rm -f * it returns=20
"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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Author: Rahul
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