MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

xargs(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities xargs(1)

Message: more than num bytes of arguments

Cause: The resulting command line that was constructed was larger than the maximum

allowed.

Action: Specify arguments and options that produce a shorter command line.

Message: size for –option must be <num

Cause: You speciﬁed a numeric argument for –option that was greater than or equal to

num.

Action: Specify a numeric argument that is less than num.

Message: Unknown option "–option"

Cause: You speciﬁed an option that is not valid for xargs

Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section for a list of valid xargs options.

PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN

Portability Guide 4.0. All UNIX systems.

The –e, –l, –i, and –p options are extensions to the POSIX

standard.

LIMITS

The maximum length of a constructed command is LINE_MAX characters.

MPE/iX NOTES

For information on how the current MPE/iX

implementation may affect the operation of this

utility, see Appendix A, MPE/iX Implementation Considerations.