Command line with more than 255 chars

[Joao Rei]

Hi,

Im trying to execute a shell command with more than 255 chars.

/opt/omni/bin/omnir -preview -filesystem ....
..... -target systemA


Is there any way to configure the input queue to accept more than 255 chars?

stty ?

Regards,

Joao Rei

[OldSchool]

I take it you are constructing the command basically like what a language teacher would call a "run-on sentence", in that you just keep typing and let the line wrap.

try breaking it up using the "\" as a line continuation. something like this:

bfed# /opt/omni/bin/omnir -preview \
> -filesystem .......... \
> ................ \
> -target systemA

In this case, each backslash is followed by an "enter", the ">" is the second level prompt indicating that you can continue typing

[Dennis Handly]

>I'm trying to execute a shell command with more than 255 chars.

You only have this problem if you are trying to edit a line. Otherwise as OldSchool says, you can keep typing.