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From: tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Compress problem
Summary: Check 'ulimit'
Keywords: compress error file too large
Message-ID: <1559@fallst.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 90 11:53:03 GMT
References: <493@dhump.lakesys.COM>
Organization: Fallston, MD
Lines: 13

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.
> 

What's the system 'ulimit'?  The uncompressed file may be larger than the
largest file allowed to be created by 'ulimit'.

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