## per...@pluto.rain.com (per...@pluto.rain.com): > > I notice "/bin/echo */*/Makefile*" doesn't work. > > The same (builtin echo works, /bin/echo not) happens in /bin/sh, > and in bash. > > > Is this documented somewhere? > > Not that I know of.
There is a limit to the length of arguments to the exec()-functions (measured in bytes). It's even in POSIX.1: ARG_MAX, you can query it with "getconf ARG_MAX". When using shell builtins (like echo, instead of the "external" /bin/echo), no exec() happens and the limit does not apply. If I got my history right, this was even in 4.4BSD. Regards, Christoph -- Spare Space. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
