On 2003-12-19 10:53:35 -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 11:47:32AM +0200, Dobai-Pataky Balint wrote: > | 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 > > The problem is that the shell has a hard limit on the size (in bytes) > of commands.
No, it's a kernel limit, not a shell limit. For instance, in zsh, you wouldn't have any error with the rm builtin from the zsh/files module. > This limit is quite large (many times larger than cmd.exe on > windows!) and you won't often run into it, except for example when > using '*' in a large directory. I often reach it with recursive globbing. > Another option, not yet given, is : > > find . -name \*.jpg | xargs rm This is potentially dangerous (filenames may contain a \n character). If you want to use find and xargs, do it correctly (see other posts). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated (X)HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
