> cp001:~ # du -sh bonnietmp.old/ ; ls bonnietmp.old/*log* ; rm -rf bonniet= > mp.old/*log* > 43M bonnietmp.old > bash: /bin/ls: Argument list too long > bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > cp001:~ #
You are seeing a common shell expansion limit. You are hitting ARG_MAX. Here is an FAQ entry on the subject. http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/core-utils-faq.html#Argument%20list%20too%20long HTH Bob > Hello, > > I have sent this to the ReiserFS people in case it might be of any intere= > st to them. > > I'm not sending it to you, too in case it is of interest to you. > > I should point out that I have _no_ idea if the effect is entirely to do = > the fielsystem, entirely due to the su-utils, or is a compination of both= > =2E > > Since the issue is not an actual problem for me currently, I do not have = > any incentive to test it on another FS. > > I could see however that this _could_ be a potential problem, if there we= > re other "unknown" things in the directory that some one wanted to keep. > > However if there are any test you would like me to run, please let me kno= > w. I can also send you a compressed tar archive if you'd like. > > Some specs I forgot from the first message: > > Dell PowerEdge 6450 > SuSE Linux 8.0 > kernel 2.4.18 (Stock SuSE default) > over 100 GB free disk space (~110 total) > 8 GB RAM. > > ---------------------------------------- > > This may be a bug with sh-utils, however I thought I would report it here= > in case there's any interest in it.=20 > This is on a RAID5 setup of 6 U160 SCSI drives in a Dell Quad-Xeon PowerE= > dge 6450, 8GB RAM. > > I got this directory [and it's contents] by writting a script that runs b= > onnie++ in an infinite loop (I was attempting to stress-test the server) > > The directory it's self is not large, however it contains many thousand s= > mall log files ( I had not idea it was going to do that :-) ) > If you want a tarball of the dior, just let me know. > > cp001:~ # du -sh bonnietmp.old/ ; ls bonnietmp.old/*log* ; rm -rf bonniet= > mp.old/*log* > 43M bonnietmp.old > bash: /bin/ls: Argument list too long > bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long > cp001:~ # > > I just found it somewhat interesting. Probably nothing you haven't seen b= > efore but ya never know. > > Thanks, hope I didn't waste your time.... > ` > =09JW > > --=20 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Jonathan Wilson > System Administrator > Clickpatrol.com > Cedar Creek Software http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com _______________________________________________ Bug-sh-utils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-sh-utils
