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<blockquote data-quote="scott-c" data-source="post: 626884" data-attributes="member: 46766"><p><strong>Try installing GNU rm.</strong></p><p></p><p>As I read things, it appears that the BSD rm command has a size limit for the file name - probably 255. Try installing the GNU rm and using that. Here's a link to someone that had a similar problem:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2980.html" target="_blank">http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2980.html</a></p><p></p><p>Another thing you might try is deleting the file by inode:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/delete-remove-files-with-inode-number.html" target="_blank">http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/delete-remove-files-with-inode-number.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scott-c, post: 626884, member: 46766"] [b]Try installing GNU rm.[/b] As I read things, it appears that the BSD rm command has a size limit for the file name - probably 255. Try installing the GNU rm and using that. Here's a link to someone that had a similar problem: [URL="http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2980.html"]http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2980.html[/URL] Another thing you might try is deleting the file by inode: [URL="http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/delete-remove-files-with-inode-number.html"]http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/delete-remove-files-with-inode-number.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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