I have hit this problem before when doing "rm *" in a directory with lots and lots of files. The way to get around this problem when deleting a large number of files like that is to use the xargs command with rm. Here are a few examples of this. Google xargs with rm and you will see a few others: http://freebooks.by.ru/view/ShellProgIn24h/31480122.htm http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6060 This doesn't address what you are trying to do in the kernel, but is one solution to your argument list too long issue. -- Russell Kaiser Russell.Kaiser@xxxxxxxxx
