From: Matthias Urlichs Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:02:24 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] cvsimport-in-Perl: Limit the number of arguments to git-update-cache Message-ID: <20050630180224.GW10850@kiste.smurf.noris.de> In-Reply-To: Hi, Nicolas Pitre: > That example should be: > > write( "| xargs git-update-cache --add --", @new) > > of course. > Actually, 'local $\ = "\0";' and 'xargs -0', which is roughly the point where doing it all in Perl starts being more readable. ;-) -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | smurf@smurf.noris.de Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de - - The only secure computer is one that's unplugged, locked in a safe, and buried 20 feet under the ground in a secret location... and I'm not even too sure about that one. -- Dennis Huges, FBI.