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Old 06-25-2009
usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
I ran this script in AIX 5L environment and getting an error
usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
Our administrator had increased the maxium allowable size of the ARG/ENV list but it still doesn't work.
I have tested the command in red below in the unix prompt and it works just fine, but why it failed from the shell programming script. Please advice.


Code:
scpdir=/$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/
cd $scpdir
pntcnt=`find . -name 'PNT.*' -type f | wc -l`
if [[ $pntcnt -gt 0 ]] then
for gfile in `ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2*`
 do
   gline=`sed '1q' $gfile`
   x=`echo "$gline" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 59, 1 ) }'`
   filename=`echo "$gfile" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 20, 28 ) }'`                            
   if [ "$x" -eq "0" -o "$x" -eq "1" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string1/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "2" -o "$x" -eq "3" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string2/$filename	
   elif [ "$x" -eq "4" -o "$x" -eq "5" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string3/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "6" -o "$x" -eq "7" ]; then 
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string4/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "8" -o "$x" -eq "9" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string5/$filename
   fi
done
fi

Thank you for your help!
# 2  
Old 06-25-2009
From the error message, it seems the following line is failing:

for gfile in `ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2*`

Seems like the ls command is returning a huge list of files...

regards,
Arun.
# 3  
Old 06-25-2009
usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
arunsoman80,

You're right, but when I changed the code below to

Code:
`find . -name 'PNT.*' -print | ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox'


Then I get an error message 0403-029 There is not enough memory available now. Please advice.
# 4  
Old 06-25-2009
You could probably write the list of all the files to be processed into a temporary file and then use that temp file for further processing...

Sample code (Not tested):
Code:
scpdir=/$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/
cd $scpdir
pntcnt=`find . -name 'PNT.*' -type f | wc -l`
if [[ $pntcnt -gt 0 ]] then
ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2* > filesToProcess.tmp
while read gfile
do
   gline=`sed '1q' $gfile`
   x=`echo "$gline" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 59, 1 ) }'`
   filename=`echo "$gfile" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 20, 28 ) }'`                            
   if [ "$x" -eq "0" -o "$x" -eq "1" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string1/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "2" -o "$x" -eq "3" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string2/$filename	
   elif [ "$x" -eq "4" -o "$x" -eq "5" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string3/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "6" -o "$x" -eq "7" ]; then 
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string4/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "8" -o "$x" -eq "9" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string5/$filename
   fi
done<filesToProcess.tmp

rm -f filesToProcess.tmp

fi

Hope this helps...

regards,
Arun.
# 5  
Old 06-25-2009
usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
That works! Thank you for your help!

---------- Post updated at 01:10 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:07 PM ----------

Arun,

While read gfile line code in read below. What is gfile? Is it a mistype of gline? Thanks


Code:
scpdir=/$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/
cd $scpdir
pntcnt=`find . -name 'PNT.*' -type f | wc -l`
if [[ $pntcnt -gt 0 ]] then
ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2* > filesToProcess.tmp
while read gfile
do
   gline=`sed '1q' $gfile`
   x=`echo "$gline" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 59, 1 ) }'`
   filename=`echo "$gfile" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 20, 28 ) }'`                            
   if [ "$x" -eq "0" -o "$x" -eq "1" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string1/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "2" -o "$x" -eq "3" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string2/$filename	
   elif [ "$x" -eq "4" -o "$x" -eq "5" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string3/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "6" -o "$x" -eq "7" ]; then 
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string4/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "8" -o "$x" -eq "9" ]; then
	mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string5/$filename
   fi
done<filesToProcess.tmp

rm -f filesToProcess.tmp

fi

# 6  
Old 06-25-2009
gfile is just a variable... I just used the same variables that you pasted in the actual piece of code...
for gfile in `ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2*`

Basically filesToProcess.tmp would be a temp file with the names of all the files that you want to rename/move... When its processed in the while loop, each file name is read into the variable gfile and then that variable is used down the line in the code...

Is it not working as expected?

regards,
Arun.
# 7  
Old 06-25-2009
usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
Arun,

Thank you for your clarification. Because I can not use the line code
ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/PNT.2* > filesToProcess.tmp
due to an error "0403-027 The parameter list is too long". Then I have to replace it with
find . -name "PNT.2*" -print | ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/ > FilesToProcess.tmp.
In the end result, it moved all the PNT.* files from the current directory plus all the PNT files from sub-directories which it should not. Is there a way that I just move those PNT files from the current directory but not the sub-directories?
Thanks
Code:
scpdir=/$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/
cd $scpdir
pntcnt=`find . -name "PNT.*" -print | wc -l`
if [[ $pntcnt -gt 0 ]] then
find . -name "PNT.2*" -print | ls -1 /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/ > FilesToProcess.tmp
while read gfile
 do
   gline=`sed '1q' $gfile`
   x=`echo "$gline" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 59, 1 ) }'`
   filename=`echo "$gfile" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 1, 28 ) }'`
   if [ "$x" -eq "0" -o "$x" -eq "1" ]; then
        mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string1/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "2" -o "$x" -eq "3" ]; then
        mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string2/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "4" -o "$x" -eq "5" ]; then
        mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string3/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "6" -o "$x" -eq "7" ]; then
        mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string4/$filename
   elif [ "$x" -eq "8" -o "$x" -eq "9" ]; then
        mv /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/$filename /$ROOTDIR/scp/inbox/string5/$filename
   fi
done<FilesToProcess.tmp
rm -f FilesToProcess.tmp
fi
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