> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Woodside > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 7:09 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: INFOZIP >2Gb > > On Friday 19 June 2009, Vikesh Bhoola wrote: > > > You might try double quotes around the file name construct, > > > with single quotes embedded to prevent prefixing; so: > > > > > > /u/userid/zip31b: >zip -av -1 /tmp/BIG_FILE.zip > > > "//'userid.BIG.FILE'" > > > This should do the trick: > > /u/userid/zip31b: >zip -av -1 /tmp/BIG_FILE.zip //\'userid.BIG.FILE\' > > The single quotes have to be escaped. (If this is the same > userid you're > currently logged in as, you don't need to specify the userid or the > quotes.) > > It's not relevant for this file, but if the MVS file you are > referencing in Unix land is a PDS member, you have to escape the > parentheses, too, like this: > > //\'userid.BIG.PDS\(MEMBER\)\' > > > Cheers, > Bob
You could also enclose in " marks. /u/userid/zip31b: >zip -av -1 /tmp/BIG_FILE.zip "//'userid.BIG.FILE'" or "//'userid.BIG.PDS(MEMBER)'" -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html