Peng Yu wrote: > I got the following message. Is there a way to configure bash such > that there is not a limit like this? > > /bin/bash: Argument list too long
This is a kernel limitation not a bash limitation. Note that POSIX only requires that 4k be available. However some kernels have removed this limitation and are limited only by available virtual memory. You didn't say what kernel you were using. (e.g. 'uname -a') In any case this FAQ should be useful. http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#Argument-list-too-long Bob
