You can also use a bash for loop: for myfile in *.txt ; do rm "$myfile" ; done
Putting $myfile in quotes ougt to prevent that "spaces in filename" problem that Kimball mentioned. ~ Nathan On 3/19/07, Eduardo Sanz-Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today I have tried to remove 3500 files at once using the argument > expantion of bash: "rm *.txt" > There was an error: > *bash: /bin/mv: Argument list too long > *Here is the explanation and the workaround: -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
