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Unix / Linux: Maximum Character Length of Arguments In a Shell Command

Oct 05, 2012, 05:00 (0 Talkback[s])

What is the maximum character length of arguments in a shell command? How do I find out the maximum length of arguments for a new process under Linux or Unix like operating systems?

If you get an error that read as - command: Argument list too long due to limit for the command line length.

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