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| DATE | 2014-02-27 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] max size of tar
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this is not correct in the info tar manual?
posix
Archive format defined by POSIX.1-2001 specification. This is the
most flexible and feature-rich format. It does not impose any
restrictions on file sizes or file name lengths. This format is
quite recent, so not all tar implementations are able to handle it
properly. However, this format is designed in such a way that any
tar implementation able to read `ustar' archives will be able to
read most `posix' archives as well, with the only exception that
any additional information (such as long file names etc.) will in
such case be extracted as plain text files along with the files it
refers to.
This archive format will be the default format for future versions
of GNU `tar'.
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:03:06PM -0500, Ron Guerin wrote:
> On 02/27/2014 09:44 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > On 02/27/2014 09:21 PM, Ron Guerin wrote:
> >> On 02/27/2014 09:02 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >>> Anyone know what the max size a tarball can be?
> >>> Have we outstripped the programs ability yet?
> >> Depending on the version of tar, between 8GB and 68GB.
> >>
> > That is not nearly enough :( That is compressed or a straight file.
>
> Actual file size, based on 11 digits in octal, using the '--format
> posix' option.
>
> - Ron
>
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