Why am I getting an "Argument list too long" error message when executing some commands in the shell?
Commands that are executed in the shell, including their parameters, are called shell arguments or simply arguments. For example, the command ls -l is considered as 2 arguments, namely, ls and -l.
The shell also has a set of special characters. An example of this is the asterisk (*) which loosely translates to "everyth...
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