[GRLUG] Argument list too long

[Michael Mol]

On 5/15/07, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/15/07, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is that the case here, or is "Argument list too long" the only thing
> > on the line?
>
> "bash:  /bin/tar:  Argument list too long"

Hm.  Looks like it's still not a problem with tar specifically.

http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#Argument-list-too-long

According to that page, ARG_MAX is an OS limit that bash respects.
And it unfortunately recommends against changing it, opting instead
for xargs.

How is your job execute time affected if you drop both the -i and the
-s options?

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