Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:44:20 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: File Limit in Kernel? |
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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?
Probably can be made tuneable, but I've nonot seen a patch...
Pavel
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