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From: john at wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: file size limits
Summary: You have found "ulimit"
Message-ID: <185 at wa3wbu.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 88 12:07:19 GMT
References: <125 at wybbs.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: WA3WBU, Marysville,PA
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In article <125 at wybbs.UUCP>, diekema at wybbs.UUCP (Jon Diekema) writes:
> I am running version 2.4 of System V/AT and have noticed the following
> behavior of cat:
> 
> 	I was trying to concatenate 42-100k files togather and cat 
> 	complained about an output file error. No matter what I tried,
> 	I couldn't get the output file larger then 1,228,800 bytes.

    You have hit upon the configured maximum file size on the standard
release of V/AT or otherwise called "ulimit". It is set to the default
of 2400 blocks which is the 1,228,800 bytes your referring to. You can
change this to any value you wish. I beleive the release notes gives the
proper syntax for using the "patch" command with the "ulpatch" paramter.

    I'm running V/386 and I don't quite recall the exact syntax on 
changing ulimit. You can tell what its currently set to just by
typing "ulimit" at the prompt.  


					John


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