Re: zsh tips plea (tip of the day)

[Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004-07-24 04:00:35 -0400, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:
> i avoid linux, but sometimes i have to use it... what's the
> limitation for exec?

There's a limitation on the number of characters or arugments:

ay:~> /bin/echo {1..30000}
zsh: argument list too long: /bin/echo
zsh: exit 127   /bin/echo {1..30000}

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