Argument list too long

[Michael Mauch]

Eldridge, Michael wrote:

>     -	find's -exec argument will fork() and exec() for each file,
> 	creating a crapload of additional overhead

True.

>     -	using xargs with the default max-lines of 1 will fork() and
> 	exec() for each line of input (only one file per line),
> 	creating a crapload of additional overhead

True.

> using the -L (max-lines) or -n (max-args) options of xargs is the
> best way to go about it in order to reduce the number of processes
> required to complete the task.

You don't need these parameters - xargs is smart enough to calculate the
length of the command line and it knows how long a command line can be.

Regards...
		Michael