Re: 2.1.108: file sizes > 2GB with ext2?

Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
15 Jul 1998 00:15:11 +0200


Carlos Carvalho <carlos@fisica.ufpr.br> writes:

> I need a file bigger than 2GB, but apparently there's a limit of
> 2147479552 bytes for the file size :-( Is this correct? Is there an
> option I can use to have larger files?
>
> I've seen this as a wishlist for 2.2, but haven't found anything else...

Only way is to use a block device directly, or switch to a 64bit platform.

-Andi

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