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Re: mv command fails on files >4GB


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: mv command fails on files >4GB
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:46:59 -0800
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"Rich Morgan" <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm trying to move large files from one filesystem to another and the mv
> command fails with the message "File size limit exceeded".  The partial
> destination file is not removed and is 4,294,967,295 bytes in size.

Most likely that's not a bug in mv; it's a problem with your user
limits.  If you're running Bash, type "ulimit -a".  mv is subject to
these limits, just like any other program is.




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