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gary@trouble:~$ rm -rf /home/gary/public_html/mrtg/david/
Display all 2275 possibilities? (y or n)
gary@trouble:~$ rm -rf /home/gary/public_html/mrtg/david/*
bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

Is this a bug with rm? I've never come accross this on -CURRENT or -STABLE 
for that matter..


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