[BUG] [fd error]: Problem while executing command: Argument list too long (os error 7) when using "-l"

[sebma]

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• I have read the troubleshooting section and still think this is a bug.

Describe the bug you encountered:

Hi, I get this error [fd error]: Problem while executing command: Argument list too long (os error 7) when using -l :

$ cd /mnt/Netapp/files/_plugins/fusioninventory/files/repository
$ fdfind -t f -S +1Mi -l
[fd error]: Problem while executing command: Argument list too long (os error 7)
$ fdfind -t f -S +1Mi | wc -l
16701
$

Describe what you expected to happen:

List the files without error.

What version of fd are you using?

fd 8.3.1

Which operating system / distribution are you on?

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release:        22.04
Codename:       jammy
$

[sharkdp]

Fixed since 8.4.0 (https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/releases/tag/v8.4.0)

"Argument list too long" errors can not appear anymore when using --exec-batch/-X, as the command invocations are automatically batched at the maximum possible size, even if --batch-size is not given. See #410 and #1020 (@tavianator)

[sebma]

@tmccombs Thanks a lot. I downloaded and installed fdfind v8.4.0 from https://packages.ubuntu.com/kinetic/fd-find and now it works fine :

$ fdfind -V
fd 8.4.0
$ fdfind -t f -S +1Mi -l | wc -l
16701
$