Hello Simon, You can make it like this:
mkfifo yourfifo gzip <yourfifo >outfile.dmp.gz & exp ... file=yourfifo rm yourfifo Thursday, May 16, 2002, 4:38:40 PM, you wrote: SW> Hi all, SW> My export dumps are too big (80 GB) for my filesystem and I'm looking for a SW> way SW> to compress them on the fly -ie without taking *.dmp to disk first but SW> straight *.dmp.gz SW> Anybody with an idea on how to archive this ? SW> Thanking you, SW> --- SW> CSW -- Best regards, Sergey mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Sergey V Dolgov INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
