Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: File Limit in Kernel? | From | Shalon Wood <> | Date | 19 Nov 2002 09:14:31 -0600 |
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Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> writes:
> Hi! > > > > I have a directory with 39,000 files in it, and I'm trying to use the cp > > > command to copy them into another directory, and neither the cp or the > > > mv command will work, they both same "argument list too long" when I > > > use: > > > > > > cp -f * /usr/local/www/images > > > > Kind of. The * is expanded by the shell. The kernel limits the max > > length of program arguments, which is biting you here. In theory you > > could increase the MAX_ARG_PAGES #define in linux/binfmts.h and > > recompile. No guarantee that it won't have any bad side effects > > though. The default is rather low, it should be probably increased > > (I also regularly run into this) > > I have been making that limit higher 5 years ago. Perhaps its time to > up it for everyone?
Is this something that _must_ be set at compile time, or could it be made tuneable via /proc?
Shalon Wood
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