03-03-2006
Argument list too long for multiple commands
Thanks for the suggestions - however when I use an asterisk in my matching criteria (even for the "ls" command) - I get the same error.
I guess the default limit for an argument list is used for ALL commands.
Commands like "ls" "gzip" "tar" "cp" "mv" "cat" - all complain when I try to limit the argument list.
I was hoping there was some shell configuration setting that would increase the allowable size - but I'm beginning to think that it's the programs problem - not the shell environment.
Rick
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Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(3tcl) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(3tcl)
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NAME
Tcl_SetRecursionLimit - set maximum allowable nesting depth in interpreter
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
int
Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(interp, depth)
ARGUMENTS
Tcl_Interp *interp (in) Interpreter whose recursion limit is to be set. Must be greater than zero.
int depth (in) New limit for nested calls to Tcl_Eval for interp.
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DESCRIPTION
At any given time Tcl enforces a limit on the number of recursive calls that may be active for Tcl_Eval and related procedures such as
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Tcl_SetRecursionLimit may be used to change the maximum allowable nesting depth for an interpreter. The depth argument specifies a new
limit for interp, and Tcl_SetRecursionLimit returns the old limit. To read out the old limit without modifying it, invoke Tcl_SetRecur-
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The Tcl_SetRecursionLimit only sets the size of the Tcl call stack: it cannot by itself prevent stack overflows on the C stack being used
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KEYWORDS
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