>We have a process that archives a large set of files. We are running
>into a problem now because the number of files is apparently too great
>for the command interpretor (shell) to accept as individual arguments.
>We use this particular method so that we can archive all these files
>with the same description, and using the same timestamp. Is anyone aware
>of a method of using an input file to list all the files required to be
>archived.
See the entry "Archived files, delete from client" in
http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts
which discusses the general problem and how to address it with xargs.
Richard Sims, BU
