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Argument list too long when zipping large list of certain files in a folder



2019 Community Moderator ElectionSolving “mv: Argument list too long”?How to print a range of IP addresses with Linux seq commandbash: /usr/bin/perl: Argument list too long/usr/bin/awk: Argument list too longArgument list too long with just 5000 filesAWK Using a Variable in an Equality Expressionbash array with variable in the nameReplace a long string with the sed command: Argument list too long errorAdd text to each value while looping thru and printing them in a array?Moving random files using shuf and mv - Argument list too long










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I'm trying to zip a certain large number of files by creating an array of them. Then I tried to run the zip command but met with "Argument list too long" error.



declare -a arr=() 

fixed=5
for i in `seq 10 1 200`; do
for j in `seq $((i+fixed)) 1 200`; do
arr+=("$i_$j.xxx")
done
done

new_arr=$(printf ",%s" "$arr[@]")
new_arr=$new_arr:1

zip all_data.zip $new_arr









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    I'm trying to zip a certain large number of files by creating an array of them. Then I tried to run the zip command but met with "Argument list too long" error.



    declare -a arr=() 

    fixed=5
    for i in `seq 10 1 200`; do
    for j in `seq $((i+fixed)) 1 200`; do
    arr+=("$i_$j.xxx")
    done
    done

    new_arr=$(printf ",%s" "$arr[@]")
    new_arr=$new_arr:1

    zip all_data.zip $new_arr









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      I'm trying to zip a certain large number of files by creating an array of them. Then I tried to run the zip command but met with "Argument list too long" error.



      declare -a arr=() 

      fixed=5
      for i in `seq 10 1 200`; do
      for j in `seq $((i+fixed)) 1 200`; do
      arr+=("$i_$j.xxx")
      done
      done

      new_arr=$(printf ",%s" "$arr[@]")
      new_arr=$new_arr:1

      zip all_data.zip $new_arr









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      I'm trying to zip a certain large number of files by creating an array of them. Then I tried to run the zip command but met with "Argument list too long" error.



      declare -a arr=() 

      fixed=5
      for i in `seq 10 1 200`; do
      for j in `seq $((i+fixed)) 1 200`; do
      arr+=("$i_$j.xxx")
      done
      done

      new_arr=$(printf ",%s" "$arr[@]")
      new_arr=$new_arr:1

      zip all_data.zip $new_arr






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          extract from man zip ( linux version )



           zip -@ foo
          will store the files listed one per line on stdin in foo.zip.


          example from the same man page



           find . -name "*.[ch]" -print | zip source -@


          So steps will be :



          1. build a list off all files to be archive , format must one file name by line



          2. run zip command



            cat BIG_FILENAME_LIST.txt | zip thebigziparchive -@







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            extract from man zip ( linux version )



             zip -@ foo
            will store the files listed one per line on stdin in foo.zip.


            example from the same man page



             find . -name "*.[ch]" -print | zip source -@


            So steps will be :



            1. build a list off all files to be archive , format must one file name by line



            2. run zip command



              cat BIG_FILENAME_LIST.txt | zip thebigziparchive -@







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              extract from man zip ( linux version )



               zip -@ foo
              will store the files listed one per line on stdin in foo.zip.


              example from the same man page



               find . -name "*.[ch]" -print | zip source -@


              So steps will be :



              1. build a list off all files to be archive , format must one file name by line



              2. run zip command



                cat BIG_FILENAME_LIST.txt | zip thebigziparchive -@







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                extract from man zip ( linux version )



                 zip -@ foo
                will store the files listed one per line on stdin in foo.zip.


                example from the same man page



                 find . -name "*.[ch]" -print | zip source -@


                So steps will be :



                1. build a list off all files to be archive , format must one file name by line



                2. run zip command



                  cat BIG_FILENAME_LIST.txt | zip thebigziparchive -@







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                extract from man zip ( linux version )



                 zip -@ foo
                will store the files listed one per line on stdin in foo.zip.


                example from the same man page



                 find . -name "*.[ch]" -print | zip source -@


                So steps will be :



                1. build a list off all files to be archive , format must one file name by line



                2. run zip command



                  cat BIG_FILENAME_LIST.txt | zip thebigziparchive -@








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