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14 years ago

Too many filename matches

Hello, I got a system that records to a Compact Flash disk. Everything works great except when I try to delete a bunch of files using rm *.dat. It gives me the message: "Too many filename ...
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14 years ago

mmTushi,

Thanks for the prompt response. We are removing the data files in smaller groups as you pointed out. But this is a royal pain, very slow tedious process.

Is there any way one can change the max number of arguments?

The default settings have rm in Busybox. I like to try rm outside of Busybox. What do I need to change in the uClinux settings to accomplish this?

Thanks