On 20.04.06 11:32, steef wrote:
> 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]
according to "tar" info page, section Formats:
Format UIDFile Size Path Name Devn
gnu 1.8e19 Unlimited
On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 11:32:54AM +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]
It seems to depend on the file system. I've hit limits at 2G and at 4G.
I presume current versions
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)
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]
>
> regards,
>
> steef
>
>
Depending on whether or not your kernel and all userland utilities have
the necessary support, it can be either
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