From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 8 09:32:13 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA02069 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:32:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.palmerharvey.co.uk (mail.palmerharvey.co.uk [62.172.109.58]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA02064 for ; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:32:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk) Received: from ho-nt-01.pandhm.co.uk (unverified) by mail.palmerharvey.co.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id for ; Mon, 08 Feb 1999 17:32:18 +0000 Received: from voodoo.pandhm.co.uk ([10.100.35.12]) by ho-nt-01.pandhm.co.uk with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) id 1LNB74BN; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:27:02 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=palmerharvey.co.uk) by voodoo.pandhm.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #1) id 109uZl-000075-00 for hackers@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:34:25 +0000 To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: size of environment X-Mailer: nmh v0.26 Organization: Palmer & Harvey McLane Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 17:34:25 +0000 From: Dom Mitchell Message-Id: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG How can I tell what the maximum size of a processes environment is? I've had a cursory grep through /usr/include and haven't been able to spot anything. Reason I ask is that I appear to have such a large collection of environment variables inside my zsh, that the new ones aren't appearing. And the large ones that get modified (like PATH) appear to be disappearing. If I comment out a few of my lesser used ones, then all is well, I get a PATH variable back in my subshells. -- Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator ``Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.'' -- Henry Spencer -- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message