From: Phillip Gawlowski Date: 2010-10-05T23:02:27+09:00 Subject: Re: how do i delete files in particular directoryin ruby ??? On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Amit Tomar wrote: > Yaa Jeremy i really need do delete those file.. Why? Are you running into file system limitations due to size and number of files? Or are you just offended by temporary files on principle, like I am? > In my rails application i am uploading some large file (2gb) and while > doing mongrel +ruby temp file is being created ,ruby temp files is not > the problem because they are garbaselly collecting after upload but > mongerl temprary files are sitll holding memory > that is why iw ant to delete them only after i restart mongerl i get > ridoff those temp files but i don't restart server Does the Mongrel process handling the upload balloon up as well as create a file that cannot be reclaimed? If so, create a minimal app (as has been suggested), and see if you can narrow down the problem. It is possible that a) either your Ruby program is not garbage collected, or that Mongrel shows a strange bug when dealing with large downloads. -- Phillip Gawlowski Though the folk I have met, (Ah, how soon!) they forget When I've moved on to some other place, There may be one or two, When I've played and passed through, Who'll remember my song or my face.