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max file sizes stopping tar backups?



I cannot find mention in the 'info tar' pages about max file limits so I
cannot see whether the '2Gb max file size' is an issue. However, I do
get the error below. Am I right in deducing, therefore, that there is
indeed a 2Gb limit? (presumably for archive files or tar file itself,
whichever hits 2Gb first?) Thus, just 'tar -cvf /backups/today.tar
$HOME' is not elaborate enough? Thanks, Michael

prompt:~/models-3/data/cctm$ tar -cvf /data/backups/test.tar
12smvgearCONC.FDDA12
12smvgearCONC.FDDA12
File size limit exceeded
prompt:~/models-3/data/cctm$ du -ak
12smvgearCONC.FDDA12 /data/backups/test.tar
3424288 12smvgearCONC.FDDA12
2097152 /data/backups/test.tar

-- 
Michael Bane
Atmospheric Physics Group
University of Manchester



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