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From: wescott@Columbia.NCR.COM (Mike Wescott)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Compress problem
Keywords: compress error file too large
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Date: 8 Jan 90 18:35:03 GMT
References: <493@dhump.lakesys.COM>
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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.

> This is the first file I have trouble with:
> mort     users    1059441 Dec 21 21:01 SML3.1.cpio.Z

I'll bet that your ulimit is too small for the resulting uncompress'd file.
Try increasing your ulimit or dearchiving as you go:

	zcat SML3.1.cpio.Z | cpio -ivcBd

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