Article ID: 246554
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q246554
SYMPTOMS
When you use wildcard characters in a command, you may receive one or both of the following error messages:
or
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because of the value that the variable ARG_MAX possesses. ARG_MAX is defined in the exec() family of functions. ARG_MAX indicates the maximum number of characters in a command that the exec() functions can manage.
MORE INFORMATION
This error is specifically related to a shell limit on the maximum command-line length that can be managed internally. There is no mechanism to increase this shell limit.
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