Garl, I'm running 2.4.17 here but ls, less and cat didn't like looking at a file that big. Maybe they need to be recompiled? Where is the source? What package are they in?
You can try if you wish. I'd like to be able to tell him it works somewhere in the world. Thanks Grigsby, Garl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > >Bob, > I believe that large file support was added in the 2.4 kernel. Not >sure what apps will work with 2 Gb files, but I could copy one from my >HP-UX box and try it. Let me know if you want me to try. > >Garl > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bob Crandell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 2:05 PM >To: Eugene Linux Users Group >Subject: [EUG-LUG:2560] BIG FILES > > >Hi, > >I'm talking to a guy about a new workstation running Redhat. It might >have a >striped, mirrored set of drives totaling 320 gigs for capacity and >throughput. He >does some heavy arithmatic and uses most of this to hold temporary files >that could >be 5 - 10 gigs in size. The computer he has now runs into the 2 gig >limit. Has >this limit been elimiated? Has anyone generated a 3 gig file and run >less, cat or >more on it? > >Thanks. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.assuredcomp.com >Eugene, Or. 97402 > -- Bob Crandell Assured Computing When you need to be sure. Cell 541-914-3985 FAX 240-371-7237 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assuredcomp.com Eugene, Or. 97402
