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- From: munir@fc.hp.com (Munir Mallal)
- Subject: Re: maximum file size
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:56:11 GMT
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- Pierre Infelta wrote:
- : I would like to be able to create a single file that could grow to 5MBytes.
- : On a system 735 with a number of 2GB disks , does any one know out there if
- : this is possible?
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- No, it is not possible. The maixmum allowable file is 2GB. Filesystems
- and raw device I/O can approach 4GB.
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