topic Error when performing more command. in Operating System - HP-UX

Error when performing more command.

MarkW_1 — Fri, 06 Apr 2001 17:11:38 GMT

When using the more function on a unix file and doing a Shift G to go to the bottom of the file I get the following error.
"Pid 8982 received a SIGSEGV for stack growth failure. Possible causes: insufficient memory or swap space or stack size exceeded maxssiz." We have 4 gig memory on this N class box, maxssiz value is 8388608. Is there an upper limit to what maxssiz can be?

Re: Error when performing more command.

Vincenzo Restuccia — Fri, 06 Apr 2001 17:17:20 GMT

Check with swapinfo -mt for swap problem.

Re: Error when performing more command.

Vincenzo Restuccia — Fri, 06 Apr 2001 17:21:48 GMT

Workaround is open the file with vi,cat,pg.

Re: Error when performing more command.

John Bolene — Fri, 06 Apr 2001 18:02:39 GMT

How big is the file you are trying to look at? It must be incredible.

SIGSEGV alludes to an invalid memory address

You might use view to look at the file in read only mode.

Re: Error when performing more command.

Andrew Maslin — Fri, 06 Apr 2001 18:06:08 GMT

Is this file a pure text file? I've had problems using more on files that are mostly text but have a few binary characters thrown in - sometimes more flips out in those instances. Maybe it's something similar in your case?

Re: Error when performing more command.

Philip Chan_1 — Sat, 07 Apr 2001 00:29:55 GMT

I think that was just because the file being opened was way too big for the 'more' program. Try using 'vi' for it (I remember having same problem myself when open HUGE file with more).

~Philip

Re: Error when performing more command.

Steffi Jones_1 — Sat, 07 Apr 2001 01:45:24 GMT

Hello Mark,

there is a known bug report for the more command and large files.

From what I see it is known and is been worked on and it will be fixed in a future release of the OS.

In the meantime go with the above recommendations like vi, cat, etc.

Steffi Jones