[GRLUG] globbing

[Robert Citek]

Not sure what the issue is, but a possible solution may be to use
Filezilla as your FTP client:

http://forum.bplaced.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20662

Good luck and let us know how things go.

Regards,
- Robert

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> It happens at the level of one file.
> e.g., if I use "ls zz*" for the file zz.jpg
> I get a globbing error.  Using "ls zz.jpg,"
> I get the usual result.
>
>
>
>    -- Bob
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, <scott.tanner at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't seen that particular error, but it sounds like the "list too
>> long" error I see in CentOS at times.   Do you see this error on any
>> wildcard matching, or just when the wildcard matches a large number of files
>> ( ie "rm *"  versus "rm exact_filename.tx?" )  ?
>>
>> If its matching a large number of files, try piping through xargs:
>>
>>   ls files2del* | xargs -i rm {}
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Scott
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Bob Kline" <bob.kline at gmail.com>
>> To: "Mailing List for LUG in greater Grand Rapids, MI area."
>> <grlug at grlug.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:34:52 AM
>> Subject: [GRLUG] globbing
>>
>>
>> I've recently encountered an issue
>> with globbing on my web hosting site.
>>
>> The problem is that any attempt to
>> use wild cards when I try to, for example,
>> delete a bunch of files on the hosting site
>> results in an error saying "out of memory
>> while globbing."
>>
>> In parenthesis it then suggests  "This probably
>> means 'Permission denied.' "
>>
>> Permission to glob?
>>
>> I can, for example, delete files one at a time,
>> by typing in the entire name - i.e., no wild cards.
>>
>> Nor does it appear to have to do with the
>> number of files - no globbing even with one file.
>>
>> Any suggestions here?
>>
>> I'll ask the web host provider as well....
>>
>>    -- Bob
>>
>>
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