Cygwin cannot handle files that are 2GB or over in size. Thise question (about large files) has come up in the mailing list a few times in the last couple of months so it's always a good idea to search the archives and check the FAQ before posting as your question in case it may have, and in this case has, already been answered.
Elfyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Stephen Meratla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am unable to transfer files via rcp larger than 2 GB >from an IRIX host to a NT PC running Cygwin RSHD. The >transfer immediately fails with a "lost connection" >error message. There is no problem transferring files >smaller than 2 GB. I am able to FTP file to the PC so >the file size limit seems to be specific to rcp. Does >anyone know a work around to this problem? I am using >Cygwin version 1.3.18.1. Thanks. > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ _____________________________________________________________ www.smokeJet.com - Free UK Internet Services _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/