How Do I Delete Large Files on Linux?
Contents How Do I Remove Millions of Files in Linux? Efficiently Delete a Million Files on Linux Servers Find Is You Friend. the Linux “Find” Command Is a...
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How do I remove millions of files in Linux?
Efficiently delete a million files on Linux servers
- Find is you friend. The Linux “find” command is a possible solution, many will go for: find /yourmagicmap/* -type f -mtime +3 -exec rm -f {} ; …
- The rsync alternative! …
- Which is the fastest?
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Commands to delete files in Linux and their example usage.
| COMMAND | TIME TAKEN |
|---|---|
| Find Command with -delete | 5 Minutes for half a million files |
| Perl | 1 Minute for half a million files |
| RSYNC with -delete | 2 Minute 56 seconds for half a million files |
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