On 05. sep 2002 08:58, Robert Fox wrote: > I just tried copying a large directory (the full RPMS from Cooker main) > from one directory to another using the cp command. > > I simply typed (as root): > > cp /mnt/disk/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/* . > > and i got an error saying: > > bash: /bin/cp: Argument list too long > > Is there a limit set somewhere or is this a bug in cp?
sure, this is kernel limit. if you want increase this limit, check in kernel sources: include/linux/binfmts.h and lines: /* * MAX_ARG_PAGES defines the number of pages allocated for arguments * and envelope for the new program. 32 should suffice, this gives * a maximum env+arg of 128kB w/4KB pages! */ #define MAX_ARG_PAGES 32 and increase this value.. or, simply use find command, xargs or something else, which split argument list to smaller.. -- Linux 2.4.19-3mdk Mandrake Linux release 9.0 (Cooker) for i586 10:07am up 19 days, 16:19, 7 users, load average: 0.03, 0.05, 0.01
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