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From: tinle@aimt.UU.NET (Tin Le)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Compress problem
Summary: uncompressing large file
Keywords: compress error file too large
Message-ID: <3186@aimt.UU.NET>
Date: 17 Jan 90 17:41:13 GMT
References: <493@dhump.lakesys.COM>
Organization: AIM Technology, Santa Clara, CA
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In article <493@dhump.lakesys.COM>, mort@dhump.lakesys.COM (Mort d`Hump) writes:
] I am having trouble using compress to de-compress large .Z files.
] 
] The operation terminates with a "File too large" error.
] 
] I have a PLEXUS P-20 running vanilla Sys VR2 w/ 2Meg of RAM and over
] 25 Meg of free space on the file system I am working in.
] 
] The results of compress -V:
] Based on compress.c,v 4.0 85/07/30 12:50:00 joe Release
] Options: BITS = 16
] 
] This is the first file I have trouble with:
] mort     users    1059441 Dec 21 21:01 SML3.1.cpio.Z
] 
] Does anyone have any pointers?

The problem is your ulimit is too low.  If you are in sh, check by simply
typing ulimit.  That will give you a number telling you the current ulimit.
My guess is that it's set to the default of 2048 blocks (2MB).  Increase
that and you will be fine.  If you are using csh, you will need to change
to sh (temporarily) while you are uncompressing the file.

One more note: you will need root privilege in order to change your ulimit.

-- Tin Le

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