Does gzip has file limitation Thanks ER
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Streaming algorithms generally don't have a filesize limit. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Aug 15 '12 at 13:13
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Please don't edit your question asking something completely different after you already accepted an answer to another question. Start a new question instead. – scai Aug 15 '12 at 13:54
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Ok, will do it next time thanks. – Aug 15 '12 at 14:14
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I will edit it again with the first question. – Aug 15 '12 at 14:14
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gzip only takes one file. If you need to compress more, create an archive with tar (or another archiving tool) and gzip it (usually resulting in a .tar.gz or .tgz file).
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ALso, there is no 4 GB limit on gzip any more for almost a decade.
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thanks I ran to issue with tar and gzip failed,I tought it might related to number of files limitation . – Aug 15 '12 at 13:39
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1Why don't you ask about your actual problem with what actually happened instead of asking about theories? – Mark Adler Aug 15 '12 at 14:07
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Thank you mark, I ran to issue with tar and gzip and I was thinking it is related to some kind of limitation . thank you all for your answers . – Aug 15 '12 at 14:13