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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:32:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
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Subject: Re: number of arguments zargs use
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004, Bart Schaefer wrote:

> s=${${s##-(s|-max-chars(=|))}:-$(((s=$({command getconf ARG_MAX ||
>     command sysctl -n kern.argmax || echo 0} 2>/dev/null))?
>     (s-=${#$(builtin typeset +x)}+2048):20480))}

Just in case anyone tries this, there's a typo: +x should be -x.