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From: lupton@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Robert Lupton)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Maximum number of arguments
Message-ID: <5022@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 89 23:26:41 GMT
Organization: University of Hawaii
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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