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Old 08-20-2008, 04:10 PM
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Default bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
I'm trying to delete the mail items in a directory but when I execute this command:

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rm -rf *
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bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
Anyone have any ideas how I can delete these files?
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:35 PM
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What about just deleting the directory and then recreate it? Does that work?
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