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 of the archivers themselves go past that, but I haven't had direct experience with them on file systems that take large files. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
