Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 04:22:11 +0000 From: Darren Wyn Rees <merlin@netlink.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "rm -rf *" - "argument list too long" Message-ID: <20000513042211.B84340@netlink.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.21.0005130004100.46376-100000@dakota.gate.net> References: <Pine.OSF.4.21.0005071911060.3613-100000@fly.HiWAAY.net> <Pine.A41.4.21.0005130004100.46376-100000@dakota.gate.net>
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On Sat, May 13, 2000 at 12:10:06AM -0400, William Melanson wrote:
> I know this sounds a bit crazy but how about this:
>
> rm -i ./* (please be in the directory of choice)
^^
For a directory containing 5000+ files this would be impractical.
Darren
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