Recreate the directory when you're done? On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, bbaa aaa wrote: > If I want keep directory, what shoild I do? > > > >From: ameet p <ameetissatan@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: Chris <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,General Red Hat Linux > >discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: Re: Deleting LARGE number of files > >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:48:25 +1000 (EST) > > > >rm -r and directory name. > > > >Chris <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Okay, newbie question - and I > >can't find the answer on > >Google... :-| > > > >How can you delete the contents of a directory that has a > >HUGE number of files? By huge I mean when "rm -f *" > >complains with "too many items" error message. I don't care > >what's in there, I just want to wipe it all. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Chris > > > > > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
