Linux: RM Files Using xargs. Another: Argument list too long
Here is another example of removing files from a Linux system when faced with error Argument list too long. This time, I was trying to remove log files from an ESX cluster after a few core dumps and ISCSI problems.
To start, here is the failed command
# rm -f `find /vmfs/volumes/ -ctime 3 | grep “.log” | grep “vmware-”`
-bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
Here is the total file count that I needed to be removed
# find /vmfs/volumes/ -ctime 3 | grep “.log” | grep “vmware-” | wc -l
4982
The successful command string using xargs
# find /vmfs/volumes/ -ctime 3 | grep “.log” | grep “vmware-” | xargs rm
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