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From: peralta@pinocchio.Encore.COM (Rick Peralta)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: size of a file
Summary: how can a file be extended beyone the size of an int?
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Date: 18 Jan 90 00:46:32 GMT
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In most implementations a pointer to the offset in the file is maintained.
The file (and filesystem) cannot ecxcede the limit of the int.  So, how
can a very large file be accommodated?  On a 16 bit machine this must have
been a critical problem.  Does anyone know how it was overcome?


 - Rick "Maybe compiler vodo, floating point hacks, secret math libraries..."