On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 11:32 +0200, steef wrote: > hi folks, > > what is the maximum-size of a file (if there is a maximum) to put in some > archive? > > [i mean tar, tar.gz and the like]
Depends on your versions of the kernel, glibc & tar. Modern versions of all 3 have LFS (Large File Support), which uses 64 bit file offsets. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA As long as there is a Second Amendment, there will always be a First Amendment. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
