How to increase buffer size on the shell

just_a_kid · 06-21-2007, 08:45 PM

hi

I have this

Code:

#!/bin/csh

java runJob someliststring

and it gave me error "Word Too long"

How do i resolve this?
maybe increase the buffer size of the shell?

How do i do that?
thanks

jlliagre · 06-22-2007, 03:02 AM

Short answer: never use csh for shell scripting.

archtoad6 · 06-22-2007, 05:19 AM

http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/sma...tml#bespecific
In your case "csh" in the title would have been really helpful. Not only would you avoid the possibility of petulant, unresponsive answers from irritated bash users (like myself, although I'm trying not to be petulant), but you might get a good answer faster.

BTW, is csh the default shell on Solaris? -- The average Linux user wouldn't know that.

What does the man page say?

jlliagre · 06-22-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archtoad6

BTW, is csh the default shell on Solaris?

It isn't, despite csh being originally created by Sun co-founder Bill Joy. /bin/sh is the default shell on Solaris but /bin/ksh the most used one.
csh is perhaps a valid choice as an interactive shell, but it is notoriously unsuitable for scripts, not only by bash or competing shell supporters but just because it is broken. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/

Quote:

What does the man page say?

NOTES
Words can be no longer than 1024 bytes.