Arugument list too long on Linux System

[Diez B. Roggisch]

> 
> But, I don't understand why I got this error in the first place. I use a
> rather robust Debian GNU\Linux system (3.2GHz proc, 2GB DDR400 RAM, 15K
> SCSI drives) what causes this type of error? This is not really a Python
> issue, but I thought some knowledgeable users on the list might be
> willing to explain it.

Its a system limit - googling reveals that is usually set to 128kb on linux
systems.

Using the -T option of tar might help you here - just create a temporary
file, stare your filenames in there and pass it to tar.


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Regards,

Diez B. Roggisch