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SubjectRe: Filesize limitation
On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Andre Uratsuka Manoel wrote:

>
> Hello gentlemen,
>
> I was contact by people asking about filesize limits in Linux as
> they tried to create a 2GB file, but couldn't. I figured the problem
> might be the filesize limitation. At least that is what I'd expect to
> happen with a file that size. Am I right on that? If it is so, is there
> a 64-bit filesystem for Linux?
>
> Regards,
> Andre
>
>
> -----
> Andre Uratsuka Manoel Insite Internet
> andre@insite.com.br +55-11-259-6979
>
There is plenty of "room" available in the object types that would
define a file in Linux for an ext2 file-system (like fpos_t, etc.)

I don't have a spare disk large enough to make a 2Gb file. However,
I would guess that if you can't make one (with large enough media), there
is either a bug in the program that tries to create it or possibly a
bug in the kernel. You don't need 64 bits to manipulate a 2 Gb file.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson

Richard B. Johnson
Project Engineer
Analogic Corporation
Penguin : Linux version 2.1.60 on an i586 machine (66.15 BogoMips).
Warning : It's hard to remain at the trailing edge of technology.


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