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Old 01-05-2008, 08:20 AM
scott_doyland@johnlewis.co.uk
 
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Default Re: Quick File Deletions?


Dan Foster wrote:
> In article <df4n68$8ee$1@news.ryerson.ca>, Larry Anta <lanta@ryerson.ca> wrote:
> > Is there a way to quickly delete all files in a filesystem? A recursive rm
> > is much too slow on a filesystem that contains hundreds of thousands of
> > files. Thanks.

>
> Sure. Sounds odd, but: unmount the filesystem, remake the filesystem, remount.
>
> Doesn't get any quicker than that.
>
> -Dan


I didnt think this would work, so I tried unmounting and then
recreating the FS thru smit. It didnt work and it said

crfs: 0506-909 /scott file system already exists.

Are there flags I need to the crfs to overwrite the exisitng FS.

Scott

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