Specifying command line arguments in a file?

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Geoff" == Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:

    Geoff> Actually, backquotes are available in at least bash, tcsh,
    Geoff> csh, and ksh.  I'd expect they are available everywhere.

I'm jumping in late on this conversation, so please forgive me if I've
missed the point.

The NT shell does not have backquotes.

And remember that many systems have short limits on command-line
lengths.  That's why many utilities on Windows, and on systems like
IRIX, are capable of accepting their command-line arguments through a
file.

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