I'm not sure xargs will work -- it seems to me that since xargs is
typically invoked as: 'ls cz* | xargs rm', Nuno is likely to get the same
arg list too long error. I think the best way to delete the files would
be: 'find . -name cz\* -exec rm -f {} \;'-- Philip ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:43 AM Use the "xargs" command. Read about it in the man pages. Or use "find", but that is more complex. Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- > OS: SOlaris 2.8 > DB: 8i > > In the clean up process of the following files, I am > trying to list out the files that start with cz. > > cz-session-returnui177_11Jan02_0959AM_33509.txt > cz-session-Applet178_11Jan02_0959AM_34108.txt > cz-session-returnui175_11Jan02_0959AM_20504.txt > cz-session-DHTML176_11Jan02_0959AM_22335.txt > cz-session-returnui179_11Jan02_1000AM_34566.txt > cz-session-Applet180_11Jan02_1000AM_34818.txt > cz-session-BatchSingle181_11Jan02_1001AM_07757.txt > cz-session-BatchSingle182_11Jan02_1001AM_11687.txt > cz-session-BatchSingle183_11Jan02_1001AM_14010.txt > cz-session-BatchSingle184_11Jan02_1001AM_17708.txt > cz-session-BatchSingle185_11Jan02_1001AM_20029.txt > > but when I issue ls -ltr cz* , I am getting arg list > too long error. I 70,000-80,000 files that needs to be > removed from the directory. > > I cant list them using ls -ltr *session* as this > string may change. I have to identify the files that > srart with cz only. > > can somebody through somelight on this. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Nuno Souto INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Philip Douglass INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
