Tar down load

[Joel Hammer]

Isn't there some file size problem at 2 gigs? I know I have to split up
my tar files when I do a complete system backup up. I use ext2. About
two gigs is when things seem to get bad.  I would split (man split)
this file and then try it.

Joel

> > 
> >    It is just  regular tar file of a downloads that I have accumalated. I
> > am transferring to a new box for install. Nothing speacial here
> > 
> > 
> > [rick at RSivernell rick]$ ll /opt/DownLoads/*tar
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     2147483648 Apr  9 02:11 /opt/DownLoads/dl.tar
> 
> Holy smokes! Almost 2Gb! I don't suppose you can "gzip -9" or,
> better, "bzip2" it?
> 
> K
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