Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:32:42 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 273196] xargs(1) fails for a command line shorter than 200 chars: xargs: command line cannot be assembled, too long Message-ID: <bug-273196-7788-W4nNApLQk0@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-273196-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-273196-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D273196 --- Comment #3 from Yuri Victorovich <yuri@freebsd.org> --- Yes, it has one argument. I think it would be a good improvement to get rid of the -S limit. Currently xargs's manpage says: > -S replsize > Specify the amount of space (in bytes) that -I can use for > replacements. The default for replsize is 255. It isn't clear why should this limit even be applied. The limitation should= be the same as the limitation that the system imposes on the command line leng= th that can be run. It isn't beneficial for xargs(1) to have another, lower limit in case when replacements are done. I found this problem when xargs failed during tests of devel/util-linux. xa= rgs is used there and the tests run fine on Linux, but they fail on FreeBSD due= to this problem. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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