[Unix-help] Need Help in compressing large files

[Mark Leary]

This is probably a limitation of the operating system, not the compress 
program.  Older Linux kernels had a maximum file size of 2GB, make sure 
your linux kernel has large file system support (LFS).  I believe LFS is 
incorporated into all Linux kernels 2.4+.

Best,

-Mark


Satyarth Negi wrote:

>I have a problem in compressing a large file on LINUX/SOLARIS platform
>. The file size if in GBs( usually more than 4 GB) . Gzip doesnt take
>that big input . Im using "compress" , it works on SOLARIS but  it
>fails on LINUX  ( it gives segmentation fault ) . Version of "compress
>utility on my SOLARIS platform is 4.0 and on LINUX is 4.2.4 .
> 
>Can any one help me in this matter . 
>Thanx in anticipation . 
> 
>Regards 
>Satyarth Negi
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