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Error "ksh: /usr/bin/mv: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long." on AIX
HelloI am getting the error
when trying to move some files on AIX
ksh: /usr/bin/mv: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long.when trying to move some files on AIX
use a for ... do ... done loop to act on the directory where there is plenty of files.
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@viralypatel: how do I use a for....do...done loop to act on the directory?? (i am a beginner)
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for i in /dir_in_question/20051008/*
do
rm $i
"-1" after "ls" is "minus one", not "minus ell"
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The mv command gets to many parameters (filenames) which I guess is coming from the expansion done from the shell.
try using a find/xargs/mv combo like this
find /your/source/pattern* |xargs mv -t /your/destination/director