I would like to thank everyone that responded to my request for information
on the directory limit.
After taking the advice of several OSF managers I found that the problem
lies within the MGET command.
Apparently the Unix commands have a buffer limit size limitation as to the
arguments/variables that it can hold. By using the wildcard
* with the MGET command I was basically requesting that all files be
moved. The number of files was larger than the buffer for the MGET command.
As far as UNIX was concerned the command completed successfully because the
buffer was filled and processed. This is also why there was no
failure/error response from the UNIX operating system.
To make a long story short I used multiple MGET command statements to move
the data.
Once more thanks to all that replied and I hope this helps others.
Andre'
Orginal message:
>Hi everyone,
>I am new to the OSF environment and have run into what looks like a number
of files limit per directory.
>Problem: I am trying to copy a large number of files into a directory on
the Alpha 2100 server. I am using the MGET command to >log into the remote
workstation where the files reside. Only half of the files are copied
before the MGET command quits copying >the files. There is no error message
or indication that something is wrong.
>Can someone tell me if there is a number or size limit per directory and
how to get around it or rid of this limit.
>Thank for your help
>Andre'
Received on Tue Feb 13 1996 - 15:45:00 NZDT