topic ARG_MAX Red-Hat 5.7 in Operating System - Linux

ARG_MAX Red-Hat 5.7

kennedy tembo — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:58:12 GMT

Hi,

Is there any way where I can change this ARG_MAX value from "#define ARG_MAX 131072" to a higher setting and how?

If so, are there any implications by doing so?

Thanks

Kennedy

Dennis Handly — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:50:21 GMT

What are you doing that you think you need ARG_MAX increased?

Chris Frangandonis — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:03:18 GMT

Hi Dennis,

Well when compiling a script with shc it returns the following

"maximum size of arguments to EXEC", could comprise its binary execution.

In the current System the call sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX) returns 131072 bytes

and your script "Disp_1" is 204367 bytes length.

Yet , if we execute the compiled script we receive the following error mesg

Argument list too long

Thanks

Chris