From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E1rio_Gamito?= Subject: Deleting many files from a directory Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:40:12 +0000 Message-ID: <41CA927C.2000508@netual.pt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Hi, When we have too many files in a directory, let's say thousands, we=20 cannot rm -f * on them. The system says there are too many files. So, one must go through a tedious process of deleting by parts. Is there a way to wipe them all at onde ? Thank you. Warm Regards. --=20 M=E1rio Gamito Administra=E7=E3o de sistemas e desenvolvimento Netual - Multim=E9dia e Telecomunica=E7=F5es, Lda. Rua Jo=E3o Afonso, N=BA1 3800-198 Aveiro - Portugal Tel. +351 234 371 431 / Fax. +351 234 371 438 E-mail: gamito@netual.pt www.netual.pt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html