Unable to delete all files from a directory
Issue
- While deleting all the files from a directory, getting below error :
# rm -rf <path_to_directory_from_which_files_are_be_deleted>/*
-bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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