> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john bray > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 8:16 PM > To: fedora-list > Subject: RE: MAX_ARG_PAGES > > On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 17:59 +0200, Stuart Lamble wrote: > > Hi Russell > > > > I have tried that, but I now get bash: xarg: Argument list too long. > > > > I am actually taking a directory of some 4000 image files, > all about > > 11kb in size and using another program, writing them to an > *.avi file. > > I then delete all the separate image files, where rm also complains > > with the same error. > > > > Any other sugestions? > > > > Where would be the best place to ask kernel questions? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Russell Kaiser > > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 12:11 PM > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > > Subject: Re: MAX_ARG_PAGES > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > russell - xargs is exactly what you want, i think. but, you > may not be using it quite right. > > in the directory where you want to delete the files, try this: > ls *.avi | xargs rm Yes, this syntax works beautifully, thanks. > > ls will put out a list of the avi files on its standard out, > which will get sucked in by xargs. xargs will then fill up a > command line buffer with those files and run rm on them. and > repeat the process until there are no files left in it's > standard input to give to rm. > > thus rm will be run the minimum number of times necessary, > with all but the last command line buffer full. > > john > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
