File too large

[gibily]

Hi, on HP-UX 11 64 bits, I gunzip a file, and I got the error : File too large.
My guess is when we reach the 2GB size, gunzip fails.
The filesystem where I unzip the file allows largefiles.
What's wrong then ?
Thanks.

[Roger Baptiste]

hi,

use gunzip -v i.e the verbose option to get more details on where exactly the problem is occuring.

-raj

[Steven Gillard_2 · Accepted solution]

You need a version of gzip / gunzip that has been compiled to support large files. The HPUX porting centre has one:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.3.1/

Regards,
Steve

[S.K. Chan]

This could be your ulimit setting being too low. Set it to unlimited and try the gunzip again. If it still fails, let us know what is the version of gunzip you're using.

[gibily]

We use gunzip 1.2.4 (18 Aug 93),
which seems very old regarding your comments.
I tried to acces the URL you gave me, but it
doesn't work, do you have an other one ?

Thanks.

[S.K. Chan]

Try this URL, the version you ought to be running is 1.3.1

http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.3.1/

[Patrick Wallek]

Gzip 1.2.4 definitely does not support large files (> 2GB).

Here is a link to Gzip 1.3.1:
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.3.1/

[gibily]

Thnaks guys, I downloaded and installed the latest version of gunzip, and I think it will work.
Thanks for all your answers.