Maximum number of arguments
Robert Lupton
lupton at uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
Thu Oct 5 09:26:41 AEST 1989
The answer varies depending on which question you thought I asked.
Q: How many arguments (i.e. argv) does a programme receive from
its environment?
A: Who knows, that's up to the O/S. Ask the POSIX people.
Q: How many arguments can I pass to a subroutine?
A: The pANS guarantees a minimum of 31 (Thank you Walter Murray).
Q: How many arguments can you have about goto statements?
A: ...
Robert
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