Comments on: Shell parameter size limitation: Argument list too long

By: echeng

echeng — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:56:27 +0000

It’s Wordpress, trying to be “smart.” For that reason, I always wrap my code in PRE and CODE tags.

wayne — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:36:33 +0000

should both be single quotes around post*.jpg. for some reason the first got changed into a back-tick.

wayne — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:35:17 +0000

some tools (but not chmod) only take a single argument. for those you need "xargs -n 1 command" or use find:

find . -type f -name 'post*.jpg' -exec chmod 777 {} \; -print

find has the added benefit that it will traverse directory structures and apply the command to all matched files.

Aaron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:38:45 +0000

Fuck me. Kenny’s alive.

echeng — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:39:05 +0000

Kenny - with your journal output of 1-2 images per month, I’m sure you run into this problem once every, oh… 50-100 years or so.

But you’re right — I should have thought of you.

kenny liu — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:34:23 +0000

dude, eric, i could have told you that. next time, just ask me.