Re: Argument list too long (how to remove the limit)

[Bob Proulx]

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