not enough permissions to empty trash

[Emmanuel Deng]

--- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> >...
> >
> >[root at localhost .Trash]# rm * -rf
> >bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
> >[root at localhost .Trash]#
> >
> >ouch, heh.
> >
> >  
> >
>
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#Argument-list-too-long
> 
> regards
> Rahul
> 

Try switching to root, go to the .Trash folder and use

#: rm -rdf *

because remember that the "r" is for recursive action,
the "d" for folder(s), and "f" tells shell to continue
none-interactively. So, you'll probably need to use
"d" so that the all files and folders will be deleted
successfully. 

I believe this should work.
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