Dobai-Pataky Balint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i have a webcam logging all motion into jpgs, my php code does lots with > it, except after i convert selected jpgs copied into the workin' folder, > and after conversion i'd like to rm them from php or by hand it'll give: > rm *.jpg > su: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > > so i have to enter mc, enter the directory and F8 them out. > > how could i do a right rm? > (without generating a shell pattern to rm them in separated groups)
You could use find/xargs; xargs' purpose in life is to break up command lines like this. Maybe find . -name . -o -type d -prune -o -type f -name '*.jpg' -print0 | xargs -0 rm (untested) to find JPEG files in the current directory, but not subdirectories, and remove them. Alternatively, find . -type f -name '*.jpg' -print0 | xargs -0 rm will find JPEG files in the current directory and all subdirectories and remove them. With fewer files, I'd advocate trying something like find . -type d -prune -o -type f -name '*.jpg' -print first to non-destructively check that it's getting the right list of files, then tack on the 'xargs rm' afterwards; sanity checking the find command's output can't hurt here. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
