Comments on: Linux / UNIX : Argument list too long error in shell and solution http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-44122 Alex Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-44122 How about this: find . | xargs rm It will wipe out just about anything. How about this:

find . | xargs rm

It will wipe out just about anything.

]]> By: prabhuhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-43491 prabhu Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:35:53 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-43491 -bash: /bin/mv: Argument list too long I am Getting th eavove error message while moving file from one dir to other.please help me to solve this problem.I hv root permission too. -bash: /bin/mv: Argument list too long
I am Getting th eavove error message while moving file from one dir to other.please help me to solve this problem.I hv root permission too.

]]> By: Noelhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-43337 Noel Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:16:38 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-43337 Tom you genious! Gone through all the complex methods that didn't work, and you use the most simple way. Thank you. Tom you genious! Gone through all the complex methods that didn’t work, and you use the most simple way. Thank you.

]]> By: tomhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-38662 tom Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:06:01 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-38662 just use: ls|xargs rm cheers tom just use:
ls|xargs rm

cheers
tom

]]> By: Deepakhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-38021 Deepak Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:45 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-38021 What about for recursive copy?? What about for recursive copy??

]]> By: vinodhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36625 vinod Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:04:36 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36625 steps of Maintainence of a freebsd server and what all pre precaution need to be taken steps of Maintainence of a freebsd server and what all pre precaution need to be taken

]]> By: vinodhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36624 vinod Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:59:49 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36624 how to allow telnet or ssh login from a specified ip to freebsd server and other to be denied how to allow telnet or ssh login from a specified ip to freebsd server and other to be denied

]]> By: vinodhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36623 vinod Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:55:18 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rm-ls-command-argument-list-too-long-error/#comment-36623 How to find out who all user modified which files How to find out who all user modified which files

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