On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 08:30:37AM -0700, Corey Edwards wrote: > On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 06:35 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > The number of times rm is invoked is a function of the maximum command > > line length divided by the typical file path length. Researching the > > maximum command line length will be left as an exercise for the > > student. > > The equation for maximum line length: > > Avogadro's cmd line constant - how long you've been working > ---------------------------------------------------------- > how urgently you need the script > > Let's say you've been working on a script for two hours (120 minutes) > and you'd rate it the 5th highest priority item on your schedule. That > means you are allowed: > > 8192 - 120 > ---------- = 1614 characters > 5 > > Now, wasn't that simple? > > Corey >
Obviously Corey is a manager, not an engineer. :-) -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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