128K limit on commandline

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Lakshmipathi.G 9 years ago
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@ -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.)
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