/bin/rm: Argument list too long - deleting tons of files

[b0nd]

You might confront issue deleting tons of files from a directory using command # rm *
Error Message: bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

Following commands are the saviours, though few more surely be there:

find . -type f -print -delete
find . -name "*" -print | xargs rm

Cheers!

[rebeccazoly]

I have download Long Path Tool and it is the best solution of your problem.

[b0nd]

I have download Long Path Tool and it is the best solution of your problem.

Dude, the solution I posted is for *nix flavors. Your Long Path Tool is for windows (

• No special system requirements. LONG PATH Tool works on any Windows version (NT/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8).)

[jimmy]

thanks for your information, but I have not encountered problem as it..
what causes so it appears like it?

[c0dist]

Something I stumbled across on Quora.

$ mkdir empty_dir$
$ rsync -a --delete empty_dir/ yourdirectory/

Source - http://qr.ae/uErOf

[c0dist]

Also, since I can't edit my last reply, here's the interesting comparison of various methods,

http://g33kinfo.com/info/archives/5630
http://www.slashroot.in/which-is-the...files-in-linux

rsync does seem to be very fast.

Hope this helps.

[b0nd]

rsync indeed is very fast and the best so far I've found for my usages. But it almost freezes your computer and shouldn't be used on any production server.

Cheers!

[c0dist]

Oh, another thing. There's one more faster way, Perl. Here is the Perl syntax for doing that,

$ perl -e 'for(<*>){((stat)[9]<(unlink))}'

OR

$ perl -e 'unlink <*>'

Source: http://www.quora.com/Linux-why-stat+...23&__nsrc__=2#