[GLLUG] sed memory limit?

[Matt Molyneaux]

On Tue, 2013-10-08 at 09:36 +0100, Oliver Howe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Does sed have a limit as to how much data you can send to it as an
> argument?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Oliver

I doubt sed has any limit, but there's an overall limit on how long a
command can be on your OS. Run the following:

    xargs --show-limits

The forth line will tell you how much data you put directly on the commandline.

Thanks,
M
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