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Old 04-12-2010
What is the maximum number of parameter we can pass to a shell script function?
what is the maximum number of parameter we can pass to a shell script function
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Old 04-12-2010
There is no limit
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Old 04-12-2010
thanks
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Old 04-12-2010
After $9, they have to be referenced as ${10} ${11} .... ${n}

And there are limits, but they are based on the number of bytes: ARG_MAX - the number of bytes in the environment variables already in use:
approximately -
Code:
 echo $(( $(getconf ARG_MAX) - $(set |  wc -c ) ))

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Old 04-12-2010
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Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
After $9, they have to be referenced as ${10} ${11} .... ${n}

And there are limits, but they are based on the number of bytes: ARG_MAX - the number of bytes in the environment variables already in use:
approximately -
Code:
 echo $(( $(getconf ARG_MAX) - $(set |  wc -c ) ))

Good to know this information
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Old 04-13-2010
not working
not working
my script accept only 9 para meter Smilie
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Old 04-13-2010
shift can be used if you want to call it with single decimal
Code:
shift n
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