Message-ID: <3A2633DE.157DE2E2@cfl.rr.com> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:02:54 -0500 From: Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@cfl.rr.com> Subject: tar ? Sorry if this is off topic. Does the gnu tar have any filesize limitations like the 2gb limitation for ext2. I'm looking for a tar to run on an HP (64bit). I want to be able to backup a 23gb file via tar??? -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh@cfl.rr.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:43:52 -0600 From: Gary <medmanks@mindspring.com> Message-Id: <20001130154352.585f896b.medmanks@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:02:54 -0500 Mark Hounschell = MH> put this forth: MH> Does the gnu tar have any filesize limitations like the 2gb limitation MH> for ext2. I'm looking for a tar to run on an HP (64bit). I want to be MH> able to backup a 23gb file via tar??? Hi Mark, As far as I know, the 2 GB file size limitation only applies to ReiserFS. -- Best regards, Gary Today's thought: If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:51:09 -0800 From: Ben Rosenberg <brosenb@suse.com> Message-ID: <20001130135109.G10451@suse.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? It's ReiserFS and Ext2 as well. It's a Linux thing. HP-UX and Solaris handle much larger files. -**-As far as I know, the 2 GB file size limitation only applies to ReiserFS. -- Benjamin Rosenberg The Linux Experts :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SuSE Inc. Tel: +1-510-628-3380 ext:5086 580 Second St Suite 210 Fax: +1-510-835-3381 Suite 210 mailto:brosenb@suse.com Oakland CA 94607 U.S.A http://www.suse.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking. --LBJ "My opinions are not a reflection of the opinions of SuSE Inc."
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:25:02 -0600 From: Gary <medmanks@mindspring.com> Message-Id: <20001130172502.6ab91580.medmanks@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:51:09 -0800 Ben Rosenberg = BR> put this forth: BR> It's ReiserFS and Ext2 as well. It's a Linux thing. HP-UX and BR> Solaris handle much larger files. Yah, now I remember <g> Wasn't this going to be addressed in the new 2.4 kernel? -- Best regards, Gary
From: "Koos Pol" <koos_pol@nl.compuware.com> Date: 01 Dec 2000 08:09:19 CET Message-Id: <20001201070922.BF76B8283@bitbucket.extern.uniface.nl> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:43:52 -0600, Gary wrote: | On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:02:54 -0500 | Mark Hounschell = MH> put this forth: | | MH> Does the gnu tar have any filesize limitations like the 2gb limitation | MH> for ext2. I'm looking for a tar to run on an HP (64bit). I want to be | MH> able to backup a 23gb file via tar??? | | Hi Mark, | As far as I know, the 2 GB file size limitation only applies to ReiserFS. | If you tar to a device i.s.o a file then this problem does not exist at all, because it will be streaming data: Do : tar cf /dev/tape0 /dev/sda Don't: tar cf /tmp/sda.bin /dev/sda <p> -- Koos Pol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S.C. Pol T: +31 20 3116122 Systems Administrator F: +31 20 3116200 Compuware Europe B.V. E: koos_pol@nl.compuware.com Amsterdam PGP public key available
Message-ID: <3A28E745.4C6C1F61@cfl.rr.com> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 07:12:53 -0500 From: Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@cfl.rr.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? Koos Pol wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:43:52 -0600, Gary wrote:
| On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:02:54 -0500 | Mark Hounschell = MH> put this forth: | | MH> Does the gnu tar have any filesize limitations like the 2gb limitation | MH> for ext2. I'm looking for a tar to run on an HP (64bit). I want to be | MH> able to backup a 23gb file via tar??? | | Hi Mark, | As far as I know, the 2 GB file size limitation only applies to ReiserFS. |
If you tar to a device i.s.o a file then this problem does not exist at all, because it will be streaming data:
Do : tar cf /dev/tape0 /dev/sda Don't: tar cf /tmp/sda.bin /dev/sda
I'm trying to write directly to tape not another file. HP-ux 11 tar says it can't because it's larger than 2gb. You would think it would work being a 64 bit mach and 64 bit os but it doesn't seem to. That's why I was inquiring about gnu-tar. I guess I'll just try it and see. I'm wondering if I can NFS that file system to a SuSE linux box and tar that 23gb file off using tar from SuSE 6.4. Will I even be able to access that file since it's over our 2gb size limit for Linux. -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh@cfl.rr.com
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 15:23:54 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> Message-ID: <20001202152354.A1289@buffy.local> Subject: Re: [SLE] tar ? On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 07:12:53AM -0500, Mark Hounschell wrote:
Koos Pol wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:43:52 -0600, Gary wrote:
| On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:02:54 -0500 | Mark Hounschell = MH> put this forth: | | MH> Does the gnu tar have any filesize limitations like the 2gb limitation | MH> for ext2. I'm looking for a tar to run on an HP (64bit). I want to be | MH> able to backup a 23gb file via tar??? | | Hi Mark, | As far as I know, the 2 GB file size limitation only applies to ReiserFS. |
If you tar to a device i.s.o a file then this problem does not exist at all, because it will be streaming data:
Do : tar cf /dev/tape0 /dev/sda Don't: tar cf /tmp/sda.bin /dev/sda
I'm trying to write directly to tape not another file. HP-ux 11 tar says it can't because it's larger than 2gb.
Not all HP Software is yet 64 bit-ised. Sounds like tar falls in that category .. Cliff
You would think it would work being a 64 bit mach and 64 bit os but it doesn't seem to. That's why I was inquiring about gnu-tar. I guess I'll just try it and see.
I'm wondering if I can NFS that file system to a SuSE linux box and tar that 23gb file off using tar from SuSE 6.4. Will I even be able to access that file since it's over our 2gb size limit for Linux. -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh@cfl.rr.com
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