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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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Gnus/5.1008 (Gnus v5.10.8) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
"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.