Deleting LARGE number of files

[Mike Burger]

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 at yahoo.co.uk>
> >Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >To: Chris <redhat-list at dotcomdesigners.com>,General Red Hat Linux 
> >discussion list <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >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 at dotcomdesigners.com> 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
> >
> >
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