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Re: mv command fails on files >4GB
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Brian Dessent |
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Re: mv command fails on files >4GB |
Date: |
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:04:15 -0800 |
Paul Eggert wrote:
> "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.
It could also be trying to move the file from e.g. ext2/3 to a
brain-dead filesystem (e.g. FAT32) which has a 4GB limit. That's also
not something that mv can deal with, it's a limitation of the filesystem
that cannot be avoided.
Brian