From f8fc819af23bfb6469926a07f7f4dde17a41053f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Lakshmipathi.G" Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 02:11:02 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] 128K limit on commandline --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 69a91ea..b7bef5b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ Also use `rsync` instead of `scp`, so that after network interruption you resume - If you delete a file and it doesn't free up expected disk space as reported by `du`, check whether the file is in use by a process: `lsof | grep deleted | grep "filename-of-my-big-file"` +- Know about the [128K limit](https://wiki.debian.org/CommonErrorMessages/ArgumentListTooLong) on command lines. This "Argument list too long" error is common when wildcard matching large numbers of files. (When this happens alternatives like `find` and `xargs` may help.) + ## One-liners A few examples of piecing together commands: