bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

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Issue

  • Using the rm command produces bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

For example:

rm -rf /var/spool/mqueue/*

-bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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