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08-12-2003, 10:28 AM
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Registered: Mar 2002
Location: US, CT
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 56
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zip large file error
hey,
i ws wondering if anyone knew anything about this. When i try to zip a lrge file such as one that is 3.4GB uzing Zip 2.3 i get this error
zip foo.zip foo
zip warning: name not matched: foo
zip error: Nothing to do! (foo.zip)
im running slack9 with xfs
suppose i should use bzip2 or something, but i want zip, its faster 
Last edited by simbolo; 08-12-2003 at 10:37 AM.
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08-12-2003, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Distribution: RedHat, Fedora, CentOS, SUSE
Posts: 1,403
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A 3.4 GB file. 
That is big... 
If you get that error message, it is because the file foo does not exist in the current directory. |
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08-12-2003, 11:10 AM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: US, CT
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 56
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ohh trust me its in the same directory, thats why i was confused about the error, something like this file is to large to zip would be more helpful
i tried gzip and it works fine
Last edited by simbolo; 08-12-2003 at 11:18 AM.
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08-12-2003, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Distribution: RedHat, Fedora, CentOS, SUSE
Posts: 1,403
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Yes, that is true.
Zip has some size restrictions. 
I always forget about that.
Now I remember why I stopped using Zip.  |
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08-12-2003, 03:56 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: US, CT
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 56
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its nice and fast though, ohh well
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