----Original Message----
>From: Ken Dibble
>Sent: 26 July 2005 17:16
> I'm trying to script a cleanup of some directories prior to backup.
>
> I'm having a heck of a time with some long filenames.
'doze and *nix both have path length limitations. Sometimes path
translation can push things over the limit.
> $ rm -Rf *
> rm: cannot remove
>
`450JUVMP/Type=click&FlightID=1991987&AdID=1986689&TargetID=2006165&Segments
=2001081,2001256,2001550,2001551,2001761,2001784,2001916,2002090,2002592,200
3057,20030[1]':
> File name too long
> rm: cannot remove directory `450JUVMP': Directory not empty
Shorten some of those names by making the prefix shorter by moving the
entire subdir into your cygwin root!
" mv 450JUVMP / && rm -Rf /460JUVMP " should work....
cheers,
DaveK
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