It's not homework. I'm looking to know mostly out of curiosity, but you could argue that using wildcards is bad anyway. If there's a million files in the directory, that's a million rm processes (obviously not all simultaneous, but still). It's not bullet-proof:
/*skipped the code*./
On top of that, it's not easy to use from, say, an exec() call. You need the infrastructure of a shell.
So my question stands.
I dont think you have that right.. a million processes is not a million rm processes. Its all those million files as arguments to one rm process. Now that might fail due to too many arguments (any command can handle only a finite number).
I will give you your second argument about not being easy to use from an exec() call.
Why don't you use a slightly modified form of the find command that ppierald gave:
That, by the way, would be a million rm processes (one for each file/directory that the find command would output).
Hi, first post here be gentle. Very new to Unix. Using HP-UX 10.20
I CD into a remote directory on one machine
$ cd /net/remote hostname
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I'm getting this return whenever I try to do anything on a directory
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total 0
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Hi
How to completely delete directory with all it contents
I try to use rmdir -r but it give error
Thanks
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Hi all
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i use mkdir with the option -p
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a 0 rman-before-08032014
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
mdir
mdir(1) General Commands Manual mdir(1)NAME
mdir - mtools utility to display contents of a DOS directory
SYNOPSIS
mdir [-w] msdosdirectory
mdir [-w] msdosfile [msdosfile...]
OPTIONS
Specifies wide output. Enables file names to be displayed across the page without displaying the file size or creation date.
DESCRIPTION
The mdir command lists the contents of a DOS directory. Unlike the DOS convention, multiple arguments are supported. If the component of
the path is not a directory, an error occurs. The mdir command assumes a new disk if the current path held in the file is invalid.
DOS subdirectory names that contain the '/' or '' separator are supported. If you use the '' separator or wildcards, you must enclose
file names in quotes to protect them from the shell.
The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:.
RESTRICTIONS
The mdir command does not support the /P (pause) option.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Success. Failure.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of mdir: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur-
rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.
FILES
Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default
mtools working directory is A:. Executable file
SEE ALSO
Commands: mcd(1), mtools(1)mdir(1)