When trying to delete the files of a folder ( using # rm ) with lots of contents in it , you might get this error :
/bin/rm : Argument list too long
The traditional # rm command will not be able to delete too many files in a directory.
To get around this, use the command given below. Please note that the below command will delete all the files in the current directory in which you are logged into.
# find . -name '*' | xargs rm
( Again, make sure your pwd is the directory which you want to delete the files from, else, i have no words to describe it 😀 )