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Note for command line expansion of globs that match many files, there is a limit to the number of files you can match with this mechanism. Going over this limit will result in bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long

Drav Sloan
– Drav Sloan

2013-09-09 10:06:12 +00:00
Commented Sep 9, 2013 at 10:06
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@DravSloan is correct, but that limit is in the hundreds of thousands of files. It's something to bear in mind, but probably won't be a problem for most people.

evilsoup
– evilsoup

2013-09-09 10:26:47 +00:00
Commented Sep 9, 2013 at 10:26

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